Should I insert a comma?

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	joe10jo  #46277  Sun, 19 Sep 04 05:23 PM Should I insert a comma after "About ten years ago"? Any input is greatly appreciated! About ten years ago I had an uncomfortable exchange.....    joe10jo Joined on Sun, Sep 19 2004 New Member (02)
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	matthewg  #46291  Sun, 19 Sep 04 06:33 PM Hi Joe, No, you shouldn't, not unless you've got a subordinate clause. "About ten years ago I owned a FIAT." This is correct. A comma after "ago" would be redundant. "About ten years ago, when I was much younger than I am now, I owned a FIAT." A comma is necessary because of the subordinate clause.    matthewg Joined on Mon, Sep 6 2004 Full Member (395)
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	Anonymous  #185051  Tue, 17 Jan 06 11:46 PM Please help me! I am writing an essay for school and don't know if I should place commas. First sentence: I don't know how to drive and I get rashes when I'm nervous. [Should I place a comma after drive?] Second sentence: I love to laugh and I laugh at almost anything. [Should I place a comma after I love to laugh?] Thank you!    Anonymous
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	Mister Micawber  #185057  Wed, 18 Jan 06 12:08 AM Yes, I would place commas at both points you indicate.    Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member (21,223) 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'
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	davkett  #185076  Wed, 18 Jan 06 12:57 AM "About ten years ago, when I was much younger than I am now, I owned a FIAT." It's funny, though, matthewg, your subordinate clause is semantically redundant, isn't it?    davkett Joined on Tue, Jun 7 2005 Pennsylvania, USA Senior Member (2,788) "The rose stays fresh in its name..." -Bernard of Morlay
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	Anonymous  #185672  Thu, 19 Jan 06 11:09 AM Is this sentence correct? I'm not that kind of person, really, I'm different from everyone else? Thanks so much!    Anonymous
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	Mister Micawber  #185680  Thu, 19 Jan 06 11:41 AM Replace the second comma with a semicolon: I'm not that kind of person, really; I'm different from everyone else.    Mister Micawber
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	Anonymous  #186118  Fri, 20 Jan 06 03:10 AM I like to sing and dance, because I'm seeking attention, and I get it. I earn it, actually.    Anonymous

	Mister Micawber  #186137  Fri, 20 Jan 06 04:28 AM I don't much care for it.  Change the second comma to a period.  Move the second and to after the first it.  Change the first period to a comma. I like to sing and dance, because I'm seeking attention.  I get it, and I earn it, actually.    Mister Micawber
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