Punctuation: Difference between revisions

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*** generally, American usage is to use the "serial comma" that comes before the conjunction
*** generally, American usage is to use the "serial comma" that comes before the conjunction


=== for conjunctions ===
=== as conjunction for combining independent clauses ===
 
=== as conjunction for combining dependent and independent clauses ===
 
=== for pauses after introductory or subordinate phrases ===


=== for separating ideas or gaps ===
=== for separating ideas or gaps ===
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* functions as parentheses to set aside additional information without interrupting the basic sentence
* functions as parentheses to set aside additional information without interrupting the basic sentence
* see
* see
** [[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/punctuation/comma (suxxex.ac.uk)]]
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma comma (wiki)]]
** [[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/punctuation/comma Comma (suxxex.ac.uk)]]