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JJDouglas Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Commas around "ironically" in this sentence?

Cyber-bullying is facilitated by social media sites – which, despite being invented to bring us closer together, may ironically be a key culprit behind driving us apart."

Would you put commas around "ironically" in the above sentence, or would you omit them to avoid overkill?

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JJDouglas Would you put commas around "ironically" in the above sentence, No. JJDouglas would you omit them to avoid overkill? That is not the reason; no commas are called for.

— Mister Micawber

  • JJDouglas Would you put commas around "ironically" in the above sentence, No.
  • JJDouglas would you omit them to avoid overkill?
  • That is not the reason; no commas are called for.
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JJDouglasWould you put commas around "ironically" in the above sentence,
No.
JJDouglaswould you omit them to avoid overkill?
That is not the reason; no commas are called for.
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Mister MicawberThat is not the reason; no commas are called for
I though it was standard to set off adverbs like "ironically" with a comma? Or at least when they start a sentence.

"Technically, I believe he is correct."

"The book was, unfortunately, a bit of a slog."

Doesn't "ironically" in my example fit the same criteria?
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The commas are usually unnecessary. Current style is to minimize them. They could be omitted from all of your sentence without confusion or loss of meaning.
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