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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Comma used in a proverb

I recently came across several proverbs which use a commas in a seemingly inappropriate place.

For example,

Every fish that escapes, appears greater than it is.


Is this common when it comes to proverbs?

Rino
  

Top answer

This is not an English proverb but a badly-punctuated translation of a Turkish one. The comma is a mistake and is not typical of proverbs in general. Rover

— Rover_KE

  • This is not an English proverb but a badly-punctuated translation of a Turkish one.
  • The comma is a mistake and is not typical of proverbs in general.
  • Rover
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This is not an English proverb but a badly-punctuated translation of a Turkish one.

The comma is a mistake and is not typical of proverbs in general.

Rover
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Thank you, Rover.

I've never thought that it is a translation.

I really appreciate your answer.

Regards,

Rino
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