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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is this a form of direct address?

If someone were to say 'Go, me!' or 'Go, Yankees!', is the comma required in each?

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Yes. It's called the vocative comma, and it sets off the person or persons you're addressing.

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  • Yes.
  • It's called the vocative comma, and it sets off the person or persons you're addressing.
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Yes. It's called the vocative comma, and it sets off the person or persons you're addressing.
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goronsky'Go, me!' or 'Go, Yankees!'
The comma looks wrong to me. This seems different from examples like Go (now), John.
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Technically, it's probably supposed to be there. It looks odd to me, however.
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CliveI'd use the comma.
So you’d pause “Go Yankees!”? I wouldn’t.
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goronsky'Go, Yankees!', is the comma required in each?
Yes, unless you're trying to turn "go" into a transitive verb, and that would be pretty strange.

CJ
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CalifJimunless you're trying to turn "go" into a transitive verb
Emotion: rolleyes
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Aspara GusSo you’d pause “Go Yankees!”? I wouldn’t.
Emotion: rolleyes
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The comma distinguishes between the cheer and the 'Go Yankees, the municipal baseball team of Shirakawa-go, Japan.
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