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Anon006 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Comma

No pressure you guys, but if anyone is interested let’s hoop together.


Should there be a comma after interested?

  

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anon006 Should there be a comma after interested? Yes, and there also has to be one after "pressure" because it is direct address. "If anyone is interested" is parenthetical, and that means it has to be set off with commas, and where you have "but" like that, you let the comma before "but" serve double duty so there aren't commas all over the place.

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  • anon006 Should there be a comma after interested?
  • Yes, and there also has to be one after "pressure" because it is direct address.
  • "If anyone is interested" is parenthetical, and that means it has to be set off with commas, and where you have "but" like that, you let the comma before "but" serve double duty so there aren't commas all over the place.
  • " Others might say that "if anyone is interested" is an inversion (let's hoop together if anyone is interested), in which case the comma is optional but does no harm.
  • But the phrase is parenthetical.
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anon006Should there be a comma after interested?

Yes, and there also has to be one after "pressure" because it is direct address. "If anyone is interested" is parenthetical, and that means it has to be set off with commas, and where you have "but" like that, you let the comma before "but" serve double duty so there aren't commas all over the place. Compare

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