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Snarf Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

A comma query regarding restrictive versus non-restrictive

He was on a weeklong vacation with his lovely wife, Victoria, apparently.

Is that fine? Would it be better if there were no commas in that sentence?

Thanks.
  

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Snarf Would it be better if there were no commas in that sentence? Yes, if you move 'apparently': He was apparently on a we ek-l ong vacation with his lovely wife Victoria.

— Mister Micawber

  • Snarf Would it be better if there were no commas in that sentence?
  • Yes, if you move 'apparently': He was apparently on a we ek-l ong vacation with his lovely wife Victoria.
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SnarfWould it be better if there were no commas in that sentence?
Yes, if you move 'apparently':

He was apparently on a week-long vacation with his lovely wife Victoria.
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Oh, so it's correct as is, or should I get rid of the comma after "wife"?
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Snarfshould I get rid of the comma after "wife"?
If you want to minimize commas, yes.
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I just want to be punctually correct. I guess you're saying they're both correct.
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