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Sunday, July 5, 2020

Passing along grammar info...

cj Sez: Today’s post is a tale of the complexities of commas…
https://platinumpr.com/styleguides/
   Without going to a Google search to look it up, do you know what a vocative comma is? (I didn’tat least not by its proper term.)
   Jane Friedman’s guest post by writing coach, teacher, editor, and writer Mathina Calliope (@MathinaCalliope) explains comma use. Mathina says:
“Hardly anyone would argue that commas don’t matter, but plenty of people—including plenty of writers—give them too little thought.”
 Read her views on commas here:   https://www.janefriedman.com/you-win-this-round-comma/
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For want of a comma, the money was lost …


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That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same, (Sending up prayers for your health and safety.)

cj

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