Commas in Compound Sentences--Thing of the Past?
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Commas in Compound Sentences--Thing of the Past?
Is this a thing now? Did I miss the memo that declared war on commas? First the Oxford, now this? Am I being old-fashioned by following traditional punctuation rules, or does this one still hold? I, for one, am a fan of any helpful comma, Oxford included, as it alleviates confusion, sometimes even where the author doesn't see room for any.
What do you all think?
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If you're writing for yourself, do what you please. I can guarantee that if you are writing an official review that the editors most certainly do "adhere to strict rules."Sushan wrote: ↑28 May 2018, 04:52 Nowadays the languages are becoming more easy to use and the previous grammar and other rules are much less considered. I think, when you try to read what you write, you feel the places where you need punctuation marks and you can out appropriately. No need to adhere to strict rules
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