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Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

A few years ago comma

Hi,

Would you use a comma after 'a few years ago' in this sentence?

"A few years ago, this would be inconceivable, while today the idea of outsourcing the upbrining of one's child to nannies is spreading and becoming more common. "

Thank you.

  

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Ann225 Would you use a comma after 'a few years ago' in this sentence? No, I wouldn't. A comma there tends to disrupt the main sentence structure "X, while Y".

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  • Ann225 Would you use a comma after 'a few years ago' in this sentence?
  • No, I wouldn't.
  • A comma there tends to disrupt the main sentence structure "X, while Y".
  • Ann225 "A few years ago this would have been inconceivable, while today the idea of outsourcing the upbrin g ing of one's child to nannies is spreading and becoming more common.
  • " From the perspective of British culture (or even Western culture generally), the general premise of this statement seems somewhat flawed to me, since nannies were commonly used in the past, albeit only by wealthy people.
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Ann225Would you use a comma after 'a few years ago' in this sentence?

No, I wouldn't. A comma there tends to disrupt the main sentence structure "X, while Y".

Ann225"A few years ago this would have been inconceivable, while today the idea of outsourcing the upbrin
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