Anonymous  +  312873 Tue, 09 Jan 07 02:30 AM Hi there, Quite a number of writers, even native speakers, will put a comma before the words such as 'although', 'though' and 'because'. But I was taught not to put a comma before these words. Is it true? Simon Anonymous Commas

	Yoong Liat  +  312891 Tue, 09 Jan 07 03:14 AM  Anonymous wrote: Hi there, Quite a number of writers, even native speakers, will put a comma before the words such as 'although', 'though' and 'because'. But I was taught not to put a comma before these words. Is it true? Simon I agree with you. It is often inserted unnecessarily. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757 Commas

	Ruttonjee  +  313030 Tue, 09 Jan 07 01:01 PM hi there, how about the comma before 'though'? unnecesary? Aspiring to be an advanced knowledge economy, Beijing needs the great majority, if not all, of our students to success, academically and professionally, though individuals may attain achievement at differeent paces. Simon Ruttonjee Joined on Sat, Dec 16 2006 Full Member 143 Commas