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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Comma

Hi,

I've heard the line 'what will be will be'... does it require a comma: what will be, will be. (or) what is, is.

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I have a feeling that there is no "rule" governing this punctuation, but they both certainly look better with the comma.

— Philip

  • I have a feeling that there is no "rule" governing this punctuation, but they both certainly look better with the comma.
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I have a feeling that there is no "rule" governing this punctuation, but they both certainly look better with the comma.
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From the "Oxford Guide to Style":

"Use a comma where the same word occurs twice in succession:
'Whatever is, is right.'
'All the books I have, have been in storage.'"

This is the reason that a comma is needed here: 'What will be, will be.'
The verb "will be" is also included in its subject "What will be" immediately before it.
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