Once Again Comma?

I wouldn't use a comma whether it precedes or succeeds the sentence you have provided. Short phrases of three words or less don't usually have commas separating them from the rest of the sentence.

That surprises me! I thought "once again" most certainly had that rule with it. Here's another example:

Once again, the town was quiet.

You wouldn't put that comma there?

SnarfYou wouldn't put that comma there?

Now that I think about it, I think I would place a comma after 'again' when it begins the sentence but not when it ends the sentence:

The town was quiet once again.

Once again, the town was quiet.

English 1b3 SnarfYou wouldn't put that comma there?Now that I think about it, I think I would place a comma after 'again' when it begins the sentence but not when it ends the sentence:The town was quiet once again.Once again, the town was quiet.

Oh, I see. So it's like that debate with "too" and "either." Some say that you put a comma before them when they end a sentence and others say you do not.

SnarfOh, I see. So it's like that debate with "too" and "either." Some say that you put a comma before them when they end a sentence and others say you do not.

Yes, that's right. I believe it is technically correct to treat 'too' and 'either' as parenthetical words, but sometimes this causes the sentence to be flooded with commas. The same goes with 'once again.' It's a matter of preference to an extent.

So am I correct to assume that you do not put a comma before "too" and "either" when they end a sentence, just like you do not for "once again"?

Sometimes I would, and sometimes I wouldn't.

I would read the sentence aloud to decide whether or not the sentence warrants a pause before 'too.' And if the sentence is cluttered with commas already, I would most likely use no comma.

I think, you meant 3 words or fewer:)