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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Just
When a waiter asks you what you want to drink. Can you say:
Just water please.
Thank you.
Just water please.
Thank you.
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That's what I say.
- That's what I say.
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PreciousJones Just water please.Hi Avangi
Just water(,) please.
Is a comma needed after 'water'?
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Yoong LiatJust water(,) please.Only when you write it!
Is a comma needed after 'water'?
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Thanks, Avangi.
I sometimes see that a comma is not used before 'please' in such constructions. I wonder whether it is becoming accepted. Another word is etc. Someimes I see a comma before 'etc' and sometimes the comma is missing. E.g. dogs, cats, rabbits(,) etc.
I sometimes see that a comma is not used before 'please' in such constructions. I wonder whether it is becoming accepted. Another word is etc. Someimes I see a comma before 'etc' and sometimes the comma is missing. E.g. dogs, cats, rabbits(,) etc.
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To tell you the truth, I felt it should be there, but I wasn't sure, because it's not a sentence.
I didn't want to say it was a mistake without being sure.
A careful, deliberate speaker might actually use a slight pause, but I don't.
I use a comma before "etc." but I consider it optional.
This seems to fit in with the business about items in a series: the last comma be
I didn't want to say it was a mistake without being sure.
A careful, deliberate speaker might actually use a slight pause, but I don't.
I use a comma before "etc." but I consider it optional.
This seems to fit in with the business about items in a series: the last comma be
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