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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Time after time after time
Hi - I asked this question before but can not find the answer - if you have an informal sentence that uses words repetitively, how do you punctuate it? For example, "time after time after time we went to the river to fish"; or "many upon many of us went to the store that day". Must you always put the coma in, as in: "time, after time, after time, we went to the river..."; or "many, upon many {no coma} of us went to the stroe..."
The problem seems to be that, in these kinds of sentences, I have a lot of comas.
Thank you, Chris Williams
The problem seems to be that, in these kinds of sentences, I have a lot of comas.
Thank you, Chris Williams
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Yes, the plethora of commas is the problem. Use commas only if they are necessary to maintain sense, proper sentence structure, and clarity. For your examples: Time after time after time , we went to the river to fish.
- Yes, the plethora of commas is the problem.
- Use commas only if they are necessary to maintain sense, proper sentence structure, and clarity.
- For your examples: Time after time after time , we went to the river to fish.
- Many upon many of us went to the store that day,
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Yes, the plethora of commas is the problem. Use commas only if they are necessary to maintain sense, proper sentence structure, and clarity. For your examples:
Time after time after time, we went to the river to fish.
Many upon many of us went to the store that day,
Time after time after time, we went to the river to fish.
Many upon many of us went to the store that day,
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