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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Comma or not?

"If you don't shut up now they're gonna kill you."


Does this need a comma?

  

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anonymous Does this need a comma? Yes. It is a strictly conventional, required comma denoting an inverted sentence, and it does no harm to the line of speech.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Does this need a comma?
  • Yes.
  • It is a strictly conventional, required comma denoting an inverted sentence, and it does no harm to the line of speech.
  • The practiced reader does not even see it.
  • You know what?
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anonymousDoes this need a comma?

Yes. It is a strictly conventional, required comma denoting an inverted sentence, and it does no harm to the line of speech. The practiced reader does not even see it.

You know what? I've changed my mind. Never write "gonna", even in dialogue.

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