Hi, why do you need a comma for these questions for riddles I found in a book titled "101 American English Riddles" by Harry Collis? I feel the comma usage for this type of thing is discretionary without any firm rules to guide the use.

Hi, why do you need a comma for these questions for riddles I found in a book titled "101 American English Riddles" by Harry Collis? I feel the comma usage for this type of thing is discretionary without any firm rules to guide the use.

Hi, why do you need a comma for these questions for riddles I found in a book titled "101 American English Riddles" by Harry Collis? I feel the comma usage for this type of thing is discretionary without any firm rules to guide the use.

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From my cozy position in alt.english.usage: that should be "(the)(?) Queen". Yoo mean he's naw tawckin boud Noo Yawck? Ah ThahnFranthithco? But he has a point, loath as I am to proposition trolls (I find the methods Christ enacted

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Well, OK, to me it was rather obvious but then my competence is Classic Greek and so I find the nominal orientation of most every Western European language a little wanting including Modern Greek. Also, I read it as a riddle and not perhaps as the

Also, patio furniture is that which is Irish and sits out inthe yard, Coop. That's *my* joke only messed up. Here's the real thing (and it's actually a riddle): What's Irish and comes out in the spring? (Patty O'Furniture.)

i see your point. here is the entire block of text, from which the context could be seen: "Following on ... does this sound reasonable or did i miss a point somewhere? thx a lot, it's a hard riddle for me... Use a definition of