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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Commas

Can we omit the comma after "France", "Texas", and "1969" below? Are these OK as punctuated?

Paris, France is a hot vacation spot.

El Paso, Texas will host this year's event.

February 7, 1969 is my brother's birthdate.
  

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Canadian45 and Phillip — I'm assuming, then, that we could safely omit the commas after 'France', 'Texas', and '1969' as well, right? Those commas are 'speed bumps' in those sentences, correct?

  • Canadian45 and Phillip — I'm assuming, then, that we could safely omit the commas after 'France', 'Texas', and '1969' as well, right?
  • Those commas are 'speed bumps' in those sentences, correct?
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Canadian45 and Phillip — I'm assuming, then, that we could safely omit the commas after 'France', 'Texas', and '1969' as well, right? Those commas are 'speed bumps' in those sentences, correct?

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