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Philip Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Comma in heading

While proofreading a newsletter for an organization I belong to, we had a little argument regarding the heading of an announcement: "Attention All Members". There was one person who insisted on a comma after "attention". While I couldn't argue with her basic premise, I felt that it was rather silly, if not unnecessary, to insist on it in the case of a heading. What do you gurus think?
  

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Hi Philip It has been customary for a long time to leave out commas in short headings like yours even though a comma would slightly improve intelligibility. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • Hi Philip It has been customary for a long time to leave out commas in short headings like yours even though a comma would slightly improve intelligibility.
  • CB
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Hi Philip

It has been customary for a long time to leave out commas in short headings like yours even though a comma would slightly improve intelligibility.

CB
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Cool BreezeHi Philip

It has been customary for a long time to leave out commas in short headings like yours even though a comma would slightly improve intelligibility.

CB
I agree.
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For what it's worth, Philip, your point of view has my complete and unreserved support. Emotion: big smile
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Ditto.

Can I hijack the headline topic to trot out my favourite headline of all time? After the unlikely victory of the Caledonian Thistle football team over Scottish giants Celtic:

Super Calley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious.
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Attention, All Members:. Your Dues are Due. We’re happy to announce the ... terms or appointed to fill unplanned vacanies. (Terms are in parentheses; ...
www.bookcritics.org/journal/2005spring.pdf -
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