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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Comma usage

Hello,

Meditation makes some people agitated, other people calm.

Can we use comma like this? Also, is 'some people, other people' combo fine? What other combos will be suitable here?

Thank you very much.

  

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anonymous Can we use comma like this? Yes. Your fourth-grade English teacher would not agree, but English is just about that flexible.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Can we use comma like this?
  • Yes.
  • Your fourth-grade English teacher would not agree, but English is just about that flexible.
  • " To omit the conjunction is called asyndeton, and it is fine if you use it advisedly and sparingly.
  • anonymous Also, is 'some people, other people' combo fine?
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anonymousCan we use comma like this?

Yes. Your fourth-grade English teacher would not agree, but English is just about that flexible. The full version is "Meditation makes some people agitated and other people calm." To omit the conjunction is called asyndeton, and it is fine if you use it advisedly and sparingly.

anonymousAlso,
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