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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

'Common Appositives'

(1) My wife Pamela, my sister Debby, and my brother Paul are going on vacation to Myrtle Beach. (I have one wife, one sister and one brother.)

Am I now forced to write it this way to indicate this fact? Looks sloppy as hell.

My wife, Pamela; my sister, Debby; and my brother, Paul, are going on vacation to Myrtle Beach.

(2) I'm going on vacation with my wife, Pamela.
(Do I need a comma before 'Pamela' to indicate she's my only wife? Seems stupid to do so.)

Thanks.
  

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victo Am I now forced to write it this way to indicate this fact? Technically, yes, but I agree that it’s sloppy. victo (2) I'm going on vacation with my wife, Pamela.

— RandomGuy

  • victo Am I now forced to write it this way to indicate this fact?
  • Technically, yes, but I agree that it’s sloppy.
  • victo (2) I'm going on vacation with my wife, Pamela.
  • (Do I need a comma before 'Pamela' to indicate she's my only wife?
  • ) Leaving out the comma wouldn’t make you look like a polygynist, but I would use it, anyway.
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victoAm I now forced to write it this way to indicate this fact?
Technically, yes, but I agree that it’s sloppy.
victo(2) I'm going on vacation with my wife, Pamela.
(Do I need a comma before 'Pamela' to indicate she's my only wife? Seems stupid to do so.)
Leaving out the comma wouldn’t make you look like a polygynist, b
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