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minus-squarerepungnant_canary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down2·1 year agoIs it forbidden in English to use commas?
minus-squaretacosplease@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoCommas are somewhat discouraged… or at least discretion with commas is encouraged. We have a rule about commas. “If in doubt, don’t.” We should only use commas for certain prescribed circumstances or if the comma is necessary for clarity. That said I will defend the Oxford comma to my last breath.
minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat being said every comma they did use was also wrong.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoAccording to Cormac McCarthy? Yes.
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoMy forgotten friend, the ; is always sad that people forget that they exist.
Is it forbidden in English to use commas?
Too close to the word commi
Commas are somewhat discouraged… or at least discretion with commas is encouraged. We have a rule about commas. “If in doubt, don’t.”
We should only use commas for certain prescribed circumstances or if the comma is necessary for clarity.
That said I will defend the Oxford comma to my last breath.
That being said every comma they did use was also wrong.
According to Cormac McCarthy? Yes.
My forgotten friend, the ; is always sad that people forget that they exist.