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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Comma usage

"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow, and I am in them, and that is eternity." - Edvard Munch

Is the comma usage correct in the quote above? I've also seen people writte it without a comma between "grow" and "and" or with just one comma after "body",
  

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If you are asking about correct English, the commas are fine as written, but other combinations are also possible as you suggest. Note that this is intended to be a direct quote, so it is supposed to represent his actual words, whether they are correct English or not. If Munch actually spoke these words, you'd have to listen to a recording, if there is one, to see if he paused briefly in those place s.

— Clive

  • If you are asking about correct English, the commas are fine as written, but other combinations are also possible as you suggest.
  • Note that this is intended to be a direct quote, so it is supposed to represent his actual words, whether they are correct English or not.
  • If Munch actually spoke these words, you'd have to listen to a recording, if there is one, to see if he paused briefly in those place s.
  • If he wrote them, you'd need to go back to the actual source to see what commas he included.
  • Clive
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If you are asking about correct English, the commas are fine as written, but other combinations are also possible as you suggest.

Note that this is intended to be a direct quote, so it is supposed to represent his actual words, whether they are correct English or not.
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