By Commas, Conversations

No comma. How much for the fish? This is, of course, a sentence fragment, but it could come up naturally in conversation. It means, of course, How much do I (have to) pay for the fish? CJ

Hi, I'm not sure that sentence can be interpreted without context. Without context, I'd say it's not ok either way. But maybe it's just me...Mary, my (???) maid who worked for us last year, prepared delicious food for us every day. - My maid? Why is she yours if she doesn't work for you...

3) How did the incident affect Rene and what did she learn from it? Rene seemed to be slightly hurt “I thought that was so rude after making that effort” and rather surprised by her attitude In literary usage, you might find adjectives presented thus; but in ordinary usage, you would be more...

Hi, "I don't like to wear a watch. Never, ever!" I would like to confirm whether a comma is needed between Never and ever. It's just a phrase here, so we often relax our more strict concerns about grammar in such cases. I'd say the comma is optional. It depends on how you would say it aloud....

Hi Clive"I don't like to wear a watch. Never, ever!" I would like to confirm whether a comma is needed between Never and ever.Best wishes

Hi allIt would be interesting to hear from nonnative speakers of English in particular what influence English exerts on other languages nowadays. What English words and expressions are used in your language? Does English grammar or syntax have an influence on your native language? Where is this...

I'm doing some more proof reading, so I'm going to post some phrases that I'm unsure about. I hope you can help me with my punctuation. Here goes.1."I'm terribly sorry for disturbing your meal, but once you see what i have (comma?) you'll understand. (I sense there's a comma,but I'm unsure.)2."Of...

Grammar Geek wrote: Hi Tom: Many thanks, GG. Can I change gears in mid-conversation? Why did you use a colon after my name? Is it same as a comma?

Well this conversation is ancient, but maybe you get a tickler when someone replies adn will find this. The guy's accent is crap. I'm Canadian but I'm from Toronto where our accent is *almost* standard American (or what we called in the film business Mid-west Flat) and I can tell you a few...

Good evening everyone, I have just started to write my first essay since high school. It is very intimidating to me because I do not make it a habit to write very often. I have started the journal, and it seems to help a little. I was wondering if you would please take a look at what I have...