16:29 Sep 9, 2004 |
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics / Punctuation | |||||||
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| Selected response from: David Russi United States Local time: 06:05 | ||||||
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5 +9 | No / Yes |
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4 +2 | Use comma, Christian! :) |
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4 -1 | FYI |
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comma after No / Yes Explanation: You don't need a comma in "Hello Christian", though you need one after: Hello Christian,... You do need it in Sincerely, Christian -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2004-09-09 16:41:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- According to this site, you do need the comma in the first example: 3. After \"good morning\" or similar salutation or phrase: * good morning , Mister Smith . * how are you , Susi . http://www.is.cs.cmu.edu/trl_conventions/punctuation.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2004-09-09 16:43:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here is another example, I guess technically, you DO need the comma: I often receive e-mails that begin with the following greeting: \"Hi Rachel.\" Although this is certainly a friendly way to begin a letter, it violates one of the many comma rules: Always use a comma when directly addressing someone/something, regardless of whether the direct address is at the beginning or end of the sentence. If the direct address is in the middle of a sentence, use a pair of commas to set off the direct address. Note the placement of commas in the example sentences below: Example 1: Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please? (Direct address at beginning of sentence) Example 2: It was a pleasure to meet you, Sir. (Direct address at end of sentence) Example 3: Thank you, my fellow grammarians, for remembering to use correct English. (Direct address in middle of sentence) So, you see, the salutation \"Hi Rachel\" should be \"Hi, Rachel.\" A comma is needed between Hi and Rachel because it is a direct address. http://www.grammarerrors.com/punctuation.html |
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