ask watmm: commas

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We purchased the best fabrics from around the world and turned them into clothes for your convenience.

So, where do the commas go in a sentence like this?

Like so?

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We purchased the best fabrics from around the world, and turned them into clothes, for your convenience.

Just wondering. The "and" is making me uneasy.

It seems to me that this sentence doesn't require any commas, unless you plan on giving it an effect of pause.

Maybe

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We purchased the best fabrics from around the world and turned them into clothes, for your convenience.

Sort of emphasises the bit that it's for whoever's convenience. I used to be decent with grammar, but when I grew into an adult I got shit at it.

EDIT: I would more agree with anon though.

Don't use any commas in that sentence. "turned them into clothes for your convenience" isn't an independent clause

fyi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_sentence

Use the and or the comma, not both.

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:14 PM, chassis said:

Use the and or the comma, not both.

Use "" (quote-unquote) tags, otherwise what you just said is inintelligible.

Such as

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:14 PM, chassis said:

Use the "and" or the comma, not both.

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We purchased the best fabrics from around the world, turned them into clothes for your convenience.

no; fyi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:02 PM, the anonymous forumite said:

It seems to me that this sentence doesn't require any commas, unless you plan on giving it an effect of pause.

this

if you want to give it an "effect of pause" use ellipses

i wonder what kakapo would say.

You don't need to put any commas in that sentence.

  Christopher Walken said:

We purchased the, best fabrics from around, the world, and turned them into clothes for your, convenience.

99% of the time the 'correct' use of commas follows how you speak it.

We, purchased the (best) fabrics from, "around the world"; and turned, them into clothes for, your convenience!

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:32 PM, chaosmachine said:

i wonder what kakapo would say.

He'd lament the lack of commas and turn his conspiratorial gaze upon the Lifetime Members Forum as being the the lock box where they are all contained.

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:34 PM, kakapo said:

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99% of the time the 'correct' use of commas follows how you speak it.

that's the rule I follow. for the op sentence I'd probably use no comma. I believe that it's technically correct either way, but more economical and just as intelligible without.

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:52 PM, Joy Rex said:

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:32 PM, chaosmachine said:

i wonder what kakapo would say.

 

He'd lament the lack of commas and turn his conspiratorial gaze upon the Lifetime Members Forum as being the the lock box where they are all contained.

Oi Alison Moyet, shut your fackin' marf. My gaze is not conspiratorial, for I see the LTM for what it is, hence the plaintive yelp of a child upon seeing the Emperor's new clothes.

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:34 PM, kakapo said:

  Christopher Walken said:

We purchased the, best fabrics from around, the world, and turned them into clothes for your, convenience.

 

99% of the time the 'correct' use of commas follows how you speak it.

This would be correct if and only if it applied to oral speech.

Usually grammar has a set of strict rules one has to follow. Commas have a function: to disambiguate, to make clear who is the subjet of the sentence, to make recursion possible, etc...Commas organise meaning.

caretstik and chassis are correct.

  On 8/5/2010 at 8:06 PM, the anonymous forumite said:

  On 8/5/2010 at 7:34 PM, kakapo said:

  Christopher Walken said:

We purchased the, best fabrics from around, the world, and turned them into clothes for your, convenience.

 

99% of the time the 'correct' use of commas follows how you speak it.

 

 

Usually grammar has a set of strict rules one has to follow. Commas have a function: to disambiguate, to make clear who is the subjet of the sentence, to make recursion possible, etc...Commas organise meaning.

There's no contradiction between these two points.

fuck, commas

I get paid to do this shit.

That sentence doesn't require any comma's.

  On 8/5/2010 at 8:50 PM, Gary C said:

I get paid to do this shit.

 

That sentence doesn't require any comma's.

My mind just exploded.

so did mine

no need for commas in that sentence

i dunno bout no commas, but this discussion put me into a coma.

oh and dig this:

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I get paid to do this shit.

 

That sentence doesn't require any comma's.