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e.g. - exEmpli gratia that is, not exAmpli gratia - that would be the english version of the latin word "exemplum, -i. regards Dietrich Syfuss

Hi, You might even consider an optional comma both before and after 'not to upset you'. Clive

Hi, 1. According to the survey, allow deductible controibutions would encourage about one million households to invest. ricky: According to the survey, allowing deductible controibutions would encourage about one million households to invest. OK ricky: can i rewrite it like this:...

Hi, You could put commas before and after 'in the stratosphere', but it's such a short phrase that no break is really needed. Sometimes, such breaks just interrupt the 'thought'. If you add these commas, you'd probably need to remove the comma before 'but', since there would be too many...

Your introductory paragraph should present the topics you intend to discuss, your reasons for selecting them, and (if possible) some kind of link to the title. November 8, 1989, it is not necessary to insert commas before and after the year in this context during the late 19 th century -...

Clive wrote: I didn't try to add the sources of this information, although I see that you feel this is necessary. You're absolutely right, sources are necessary (but not because of a feeling of mine ) Clive wrote: I'm not sure particularly about the 'yet' in the second...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: something is in the making is a quite frequently used idiom : if someone is an athlete, star, writer, etc. in the making, they are likely to develop into that thing This young swimmer is an athlete in the making. (Cambridge dic) "an economic catastrophe in...

Thank you. I think there are basically two contexts the expressions or phrases mentioned can be used -- as one to provide extra information and the one that is essential to the overall meaning. As to the former use, if I am not mistaken, I have seen many, many cases where a single comma is...

Grammar Geek wrote: Perhaps this is another American thing, but here you always put a comma before AND after the state name when a city name is also included. That is my understanding too, and I feel it's justified.