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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

... is, and always will be? comma?

Hi,

Is it:

Joe is, and always will be, a cow.

or

Joe is, and always will be a cow.
  

Top answer

Use two commas or none: Joe is and always will be a cow. -- This is the strictly correct punctuation. Joe is , and always will be , a cow -- Some editors may accept this as a way to emphasize somewhat the phrase bounded by the commas.

  • Use two commas or none: Joe is and always will be a cow.
  • -- This is the strictly correct punctuation.
  • Joe is , and always will be , a cow -- Some editors may accept this as a way to emphasize somewhat the phrase bounded by the commas.
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Use two commas or none:

Joe is and always will be a cow. -- This is the strictly correct punctuation.

Joe is, and always will be, a cow -- Some editors may accept this as a way to emphasize somewhat the phrase bounded by the commas.

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