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Londonderry Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Drop the commas?

In these sentences (your opinion), are the commas mandatory after the state and year (i.e., 2015 and Florida)?

The December 15, 2015, issue was very popular.

The Miami, Florida, business folded.

Thank you
  

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londonderry your opinion No, they are not. Many commas are falling out of fashion in today's world of SMS and emails.

— Mister Micawber

  • londonderry your opinion No, they are not.
  • Many commas are falling out of fashion in today's world of SMS and emails.
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londonderryyour opinion
No, they are not. Many commas are falling out of fashion in today's world of SMS and emails.
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I see many dates written as:

15 December 2015... Probably is military style, not sure.

Could we write:
The 15 December 2015 issue was very popular.

And if read out loud, would it be pronounced:

The fifteen December twenty fifteen issue ... ?

Thanks
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londonderry15 December 2015... Probably is military style, not sure.
Originally military (and legal?), yes, but now quite common if not de rigueur in business and other official communications.
londonderryCould we write:The 15 December 2015 issue was very popular.
Yes.
londonderryAnd if read out loud,
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Oh, OK...you mean that you would teach your students to pronoun e "15 December 2015 issue" as "December fifteenth twenty-fifteen issue"? Exactly like that?
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And:

'Miami, Florida man' looks OK as written-- without the 2nd comma after 'Florida'?
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londonderryMiami, Florida man' looks OK as written
I need the sentence. Commas help make sense of ambiguity.
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To me, Florida is essential...

The Miami man won the lottery.
The Florida man won the lottery.

So "The Miami, Florida man..." without the comma after Florida should be OK.
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londonderry"The Miami, Florida man..." without the comma after Florida should be OK.
I agree.
londonderryTo me, Florida is essential..
That is beside the point. That rule governs the comma between 'Miami' and 'Florida', not the comma following 'Florida'.
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