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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

I need hepl with the use of commas

the sentence that I have is...

Only 40 percent of small companies allow telecommuniting and less than a third hae virtual teams.

i feel i need a comma after telecommuniting yet do I need one after AND as well?
  

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I don't feel this really needs a comma after "telecommuniting". If you do use one, it definitely does not need a comma after "and" as well. I learnt a new word: "telecommuniting".

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  • I don't feel this really needs a comma after "telecommuniting".
  • If you do use one, it definitely does not need a comma after "and" as well.
  • I learnt a new word: "telecommuniting".
  • At first I thought it must be a typo for "telecommuting", but the number of Google hits suggests otherwise.
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I don't feel this really needs a comma after "telecommuniting". If you do use one, it definitely does not need a comma after "and" as well.

I learnt a new word: "telecommuniting". At first I thought it must be a typo for "telecommuting", but the number of Google hits suggests otherwise.

(You have a typo: "hae" for "have".)
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Hi,

The hits for 'telecommuniting' that I glanced at all seem to be dealing with 'telecommuting'. Are you sure it's not just a spelling error?

Best wishes, Clive
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CliveThe hits for 'telecommuniting' that I glanced at all seem to be dealing with 'telecommuting'. re you sure it's no just a spelling error?
Well, you've got me wondering now. Google Book Search and News Search both throw up a smattering of hits, so if it's a blunder it seems to have made it into print in quite a few instances. Quite how it might differ from
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