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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Comma between title and name?
I just found out that another auditor, John Doe, will be testing those transactions.
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I just found out that another auditor John Doe will be testing those transactions.
Most people say to omit the comma. One example I found was this: My plumber John Doe is coming over today.
How do I know when there should be a comma or not? What is the difference between those two sentences? My first example given is what I would normally use. I feel like the John Doe is just something parenthetical, not a necessity to complete the sentence. Thanks!
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I just found out that another auditor John Doe will be testing those transactions.
Most people say to omit the comma. One example I found was this: My plumber John Doe is coming over today.
How do I know when there should be a comma or not? What is the difference between those two sentences? My first example given is what I would normally use. I feel like the John Doe is just something parenthetical, not a necessity to complete the sentence. Thanks!
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Anonymous I feel like the John Doe is just something parenthetical, not a necessity to complete the sentence. Thanks! I agree with you.
- Anonymous I feel like the John Doe is just something parenthetical, not a necessity to complete the sentence.
- Thanks!
- I agree with you.
- Use the commas.
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Anonymous I feel like the John Doe is just something parenthetical, not a necessity to complete the sentence. Thanks!I agree with you. Use the commas.
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The commas are necessary. You can’t have an integrated appositive with an indefinite noun phrase like another auditor (note the possibility of …the auditor John Doe…, where the auditor John Doe contrasts with other auditors).
To avoid using commas you can say I just found out that another auditor named John Doe will be testing those transactions.
To avoid using commas you can say I just found out that another auditor named John Doe will be testing those transactions.
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I would still use commas with that rewrite,
ie I just found out that another auditor, named John Doe, will be testing those transactions.
ie I just found out that another auditor, named John Doe, will be testing those transactions.
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