Monday, March 3, 2008

Comma Confession.

I don't know where commas belong and where they do not belong anymore. I used to think I had a pretty good understanding of the proper usage of the English language. Not so much anymore. Lately, I am stumped by commas. I just can't remember all the rules. I wish there was a class at the library or something that I could take to help me remember. I think the fact that email doesn't require punctuation may be the reason I can't punctuate correctly anymore. I just realized that until I started this blog the only writing I have done since college has be in the form of an email. So there is my confession. I have no idea where commas belong in a sentence. I want to know though, so if you have any tips please send them my way. I just needed to get that off of my chest.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Jenny-Lynn,
Here's a website to help with your comma usage.
BTW, I've never noticed your commas being used inappropriately!
Kim

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

da halls said...

My husband teases me that I use too many commas. I guess I like a lot of dramatic pauses. 80)

Thank you for stopping by my blahg and for your comment.

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Mary Beth

da halls said...

My husband teases me that I use too many commas. I guess I like a lot of dramatic pauses. 80)

Thank you for stopping by my blahg and for your comment.

80)
Mary Beth

da halls said...

Now THAT was weird. It posted it twice. Oh, no now I'm doing a third. BLAHG HOG. Sorry.
80)
Mary Beth

Anonymous said...

I totally agree. My thing is I find myself using the word "that" all of the time. I just deleted it in the previous sentence. It is very unnecessary and yet I always put it in. What about THAT?!?

Anonymous said...

There's a fantastic book called "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Lynne Truss, that I'm sure you can get at your public library...




... can you believe I'm a librarian?

Jenny-Lynn said...

Yay! I just got the book from a library sale, believe it or not!