'm hopeful we can schedule a brief interview in January instead, but if not, I will be sending over some questions.
Are the commas in this sentence in the correct locations?
'm hopeful we can schedule a brief interview in January instead, but if not, I will be sending over some questions.
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There are various possibilities here for placing commas. Here are two that I favour. I think that in modern English we try to avoid having a lot of commas.
- There are various possibilities here for placing commas.
- Here are two that I favour.
- I think that in modern English we try to avoid having a lot of commas.
- eg I'm hopeful we can schedule a brief interview in January instead but, if not, I will be sending over some questions.
- eg I'm hopeful we can schedule a brief interview in January instead, but if not I will be sending over some questions.
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There are various possibilities here for placing commas. Here are two that I favour.
I think that in modern English we try to avoid having a lot of commas.
eg I'm hopeful we can schedule a brief interview in January instead but, if not, I will be sending over some questions.
eg I'm hopeful we can schedule a brief interview in January instead, but if not I will be se
0anonymousAre the commas in this sentence in the correct locations?
'm hopeful we can schedule a brief interview in January instead, but if not, I will be sending over some questions.
The parenthetical "if not" does not take its first comma after "but", as you have done.
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