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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Why no comma, just before "the size of"s
Hi,
I am reading the books by David Sedaris and have noticed that he doesn't put a comma just before the phrase "the size of." To my eyes, his writing style (at lease on the superficial level) looks to be following very basic English grammar. Would you explain why there're no comma?
I'll quote some of them here:
- He reached into an open drawer and pulled out a plastic device the size of a Walkman.
- The guy I'd approached had a downy, immature mus tache, no more than a few dozen hairs positioned above a mouth the size of a newborn baby's.
- Here were people who packed two hundred pounds of dishes into a single box the size of a doghouse, or even worse, people who didn't pack at all.
Thank you,
M
I am reading the books by David Sedaris and have noticed that he doesn't put a comma just before the phrase "the size of." To my eyes, his writing style (at lease on the superficial level) looks to be following very basic English grammar. Would you explain why there're no comma?
I'll quote some of them here:
- He reached into an open drawer and pulled out a plastic device the size of a Walkman.
- The guy I'd approached had a downy, immature mus tache, no more than a few dozen hairs positioned above a mouth the size of a newborn baby's.
- Here were people who packed two hundred pounds of dishes into a single box the size of a doghouse, or even worse, people who didn't pack at all.
Thank you,
M
Top answer
" To my eyes, his writing style (at lease on the superficial level) looks to be following very basic English grammar. Would you explain why there're no comma? I'll quote some of them here: - He reached into an open drawer and pulled out a plastic device the size of a Walkman.
- " To my eyes, his writing style (at lease on the superficial level) looks to be following very basic English grammar.
- Would you explain why there're no comma?
- I'll quote some of them here: - He reached into an open drawer and pulled out a plastic device the size of a Walkman.
- - The guy I'd approached had a downy, immature mus tache, no more than a few dozen hairs positioned above a mouth the size of a newborn baby's.
- - Here were people who packed two hundred pounds of dishes into a single box the size of a doghouse , or even worse, people who didn't pack at all.
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Hi,
I am reading the books by David Sedaris and have noticed that he doesn't put a comma just before the phrase "the size of." To my eyes, his writing style (at lease on the superficial level) looks to be following very basic English grammar. Would you explain why there're no comma?
I'll quote some of them here:
- He reached into an op
I am reading the books by David Sedaris and have noticed that he doesn't put a comma just before the phrase "the size of." To my eyes, his writing style (at lease on the superficial level) looks to be following very basic English grammar. Would you explain why there're no comma?
I'll quote some of them here:
- He reached into an op
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