Re: Commas are important!

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> Reminds me of the postcard you would send
> to someone that read "Wish you were here".

Johnson Barr Wrote:
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> IIRC, Greg -
>
> The full line was, "The weather is beautiful –
> I wish you were here!"
> Or – sometimes, "The weather is here –
> I wish you were beautiful!"

hank Wrote:
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> Methinks you're missing a comma on the 2nd one there.
> "The weather is here - I wish you were, beautiful."
>
> Commas are important and the lack of them can
> be dangerous as in:
> "Let's eat, grandma!" vs "Let's eat grandma!"  

Roger Hogan Wrote:
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> I don't know much about comma's but if you say so
> I believe it.


Before committing can-nibble-ism on yore grammar, Roger -

Get a copy of the book "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves" about the infamous Panda who, IIRC, was apparently a hit man for the Whole in the Wall gang . . .    

- Sincerely, Willie  (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)  
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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/2018 04:32PM by Johnson Barr.