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JJDouglas Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Comma with "like" directly after a coordinating conjunction.
"I knew in the back of my mind that the casino wasn't the best place to be at two in the morning on a Tuesday, but, like a moth to a flame, I couldn't stay away."
Could any adjustments be made to the above sentence to improve its readability? The cluster of commas around "but" looks like it may be too many, but I feel removing one may be incorrect.
I have read in the Chicago Manual Of Style that there is no need to put a comma between two conjunctions, and I know that "like" can be a conjunction, but I don't think it's being used as one here. I'm also not sure if removing the comma between "but" and "like" would cause any ambiguity.
Could any adjustments be made to the above sentence to improve its readability? The cluster of commas around "but" looks like it may be too many, but I feel removing one may be incorrect.
I have read in the Chicago Manual Of Style that there is no need to put a comma between two conjunctions, and I know that "like" can be a conjunction, but I don't think it's being used as one here. I'm also not sure if removing the comma between "but" and "like" would cause any ambiguity.
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In sentences such as that, I omit the comma before 'but'. ps. like' is not a conjunction in that sentence.
- In sentences such as that, I omit the comma before 'but'.
- ps.
- like' is not a conjunction in that sentence.
- Even if it were, I'd still not use the first comma.
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In sentences such as that, I omit the comma before 'but'.
ps. like' is not a conjunction in that sentence. Even if it were, I'd still not use the first comma.
ps. like' is not a conjunction in that sentence. Even if it were, I'd still not use the first comma.
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