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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

The No Commas

Is it proper to put a comma after "no" in phrases like, "No, thanks" and "No, it's not" or does it not matter with or without one?

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Snarf Is it proper Yes. Put a comma after initial "yes" and "no". Yes, it's true.

— CalifJim

  • Snarf Is it proper Yes.
  • Put a comma after initial "yes" and "no".
  • Yes, it's true.
  • No, but thanks anyway.
  • CJ
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SnarfIs it proper
Yes. Put a comma after initial "yes" and "no".

Yes, it's true.
No, but thanks anyway.

CJ
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OK, thanks, CJ. And is that an absolute rule, applying even to those two examples that I gave? The two I gave are a different sort than the two you used.
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Snarfis that an absolute rule, applying even to those two examples that I gave?
Yes.
SnarfThe two I gave are a different sort than the two you used.
Really? In what way?

CJ
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CalifJimIn what way?
Well, for "No, thanks," the person is speaking the negation of "thanks," so isn't it like saying, "No apples?"
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SnarfWell, for "No, thanks," the person is speaking the negation of "thanks," so isn't it like saying, "No apples?"
No thanks is like No apples. After all that work I got no thanks.

No, thanks is like No, apples.
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