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Robboe Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

A comma here?

never sure about this one:

The Hessian Minister President, Robert Koch, confimed that the blah blah blah.

or

The Hessian Minister President Robert Koch confirmed that the blah blah blah.

Thanks for shedding light on this one.

Robboe
  

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Yup, commas needed. The basic explanation for the first comma is that "The Hessian Minister President" and "Robert Kosh" are two different descriptions of the same thing, and the comma separates those descriptions. I'm not sure why you need the second comma.

— Rommie

  • Yup, commas needed.
  • The basic explanation for the first comma is that "The Hessian Minister President" and "Robert Kosh" are two different descriptions of the same thing, and the comma separates those descriptions.
  • I'm not sure why you need the second comma.
  • Maybe you don't.
  • In any case, I'd pause there when speaking that aloud, so a comma there is certainly harmless.
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Yup, commas needed.

The basic explanation for the first comma is that "The Hessian Minister President" and "Robert Kosh" are two different descriptions of the same thing, and the comma separates those descriptions.

I'm not sure why you need the second comma. Maybe you don't. In any case, I'd pause there when speaking that aloud, so a comma there is certainly harmless.
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