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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Where do I put commas in this sentence?

Cell biologists Drs Andrew Sincock and Jeff Middleton at Queen Elizabeth College in London can now identify potentially malignant (cancer-causing) cells in cervical smears months or even years before a skilled pathologist can see structural abnormalities in the cells.

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As a comma minimalist I would leave that sentence as is. However, when reading it aloud and needing to breathe, or to help readers to understand it better, I'd put a comma after 'London' and 'smears'.

  • As a comma minimalist I would leave that sentence as is.
  • However, when reading it aloud and needing to breathe, or to help readers to understand it better, I'd put a comma after 'London' and 'smears'.
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As a comma minimalist I would leave that sentence as is.

However, when reading it aloud and needing to breathe, or to help readers to understand it better, I'd put a comma after 'London' and 'smears'.
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Rover:

On a different note regarding comma usage, would we mix semicolons and commas in the following example? Keep in mind that I have one wife, one brother and one sister.


(1) My wife Diane, my sister Emily and my brother Thomas will be at the family reunion.


Instead of (the very technically correct sample below):


(2) My wife, Diane; my sister,
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Would you drop all commas in those sentences above? And would you use only 1 comma as shown in the first sentence above?

Thank you. ??
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Thank you so much, Rover. Emotion: smile
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And in the sentence below, Rover, do you agree with the punctuation (ie only one comma)?

My wife Diane, my sister Emily and my brother Thomas will be at the family reunion.

Thanks again. ??
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Deep appreciation, Rover – and thank you.
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goronskyCell biologists Drs Andrew Sincock and Jeff Middleton at Queen Elizabeth College in London can now identify potentially malignant (cancer-causing) cells in cervical smears months or even years before a skilled pathologist can see structural abnormalities in the cells.
Thanks.

Cell biologists, Drs., Andrew Sincock and Jeff Middleton, at Queen El

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