It depends on whom you ask. I'm sure nearly all Americans would use a comma after May 29 and probably the majority of Britons too. However, some British newspapers such as The Guardian have a dislike for commas in dates and write the date as

There's no one right answer to your question. It's a matter of style and usage varies. In British English people don't usually put a period even after Mr and Dr. That was very common about 40 years ago, though. CB

Hello! I have a question on the phrase "along these lines". When I searched the internet, what I could find was only the use and meaning of that phrase, but the paraphrase was in English. Although I found some webpage saying

I do not know that story, but I know another one that is supposedly true and quoted in various books. King Edward II of England (1284 - 1327) had been taken prisoner. His jailer received a message in Latin (in those days, I understand, the upper

I'm an English teacher, and I am looking for the infamous telegraph-gone-wrong between troops stationed in (Britain, I believe) and their commander stationed elsewhere. The message contained one wrong punctuation mark, and the troops either

(1) There are many island nations, e. g., Japan, Iceland, the Philippines, etc. (2) Mr. Smith is very wealthy, i. e., rich. (3) There are many island nations ( e. g., Japan....). (4) Mr. Smith is wealthy (i. e., rich). (5) There are many island

..., when it burned to the ground A comma is fine. when can even be replaced by and then in this case, so there's even more reason to use a comma. I lived at home until I was 18, I went away to college. when I went away to college does not

In that case then, I agree the comma after "A.D." is incorrect.

Oh, no. I was asking about the comma at the end: E.) have never been recovered , thrived on the coast of Egypt from 295 B.C. until the fourth century A.D. , Right after that is the adverbial clause: when it burned to the ground.

E.) have never been recovered , thrived on the coast of Egypt from 295 B.C. until the fourth century A.D., Pardon me! I don't see an adverbial clause. Is the "red" comma your question?