Comma question
From a script I'm writing:
The man goes to a door and opens it.
Room.
As soon as the man steps in, he's attacked by Kevin, who pulls a black sack down over his head and shoulders.
First of all, is the sentence OK? Secondly, can I drop the two commas? Or just one of them?
Top answer
Once you start bird-******* commas, you see them everywhere, like those squiggly things you see when you look at a blank blue sky. We aren't supposed to see them. They are there to aid reading, not be flashing neon signs pointing to the grammar.
- Once you start bird-******* commas, you see them everywhere, like those squiggly things you see when you look at a blank blue sky.
- We aren't supposed to see them.
- They are there to aid reading, not be flashing neon signs pointing to the grammar.
- If you only ever use the ones that are absolutely necessary by convention, your writing will be easier to read, and nobody will ever notice you've done it.
- We aren't supposed to notice.
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Once you start bird-******* commas, you see them everywhere, like those squiggly things you see when you look at a blank blue sky. We aren't supposed to see them. They are there to aid reading, not be flashing neon signs pointing to the grammar. If you only ever use the ones that are absolutely necessary by convention, your writing will be easier to read, and nobody will ever notice you've don
0anonymousFirst of all, is the sentence OK?
Yes.
anonymousSecondly, can I drop the two commas?
No. Just leave the sentence alone.
anonymousOr just one of them?
No. Just leave it alone!
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