tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423486254804748868.post3886777420180485684..comments2013-08-09T09:15:55.599-07:00Comments on Rantings of a Frustrated Writer: The comma: Are you kidding me?alexandreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741512902210718066noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423486254804748868.post-38069143940135372152012-01-11T08:00:03.936-08:002012-01-11T08:00:03.936-08:00Alexandrea, you hit the nail on the head, commas s...Alexandrea, you hit the nail on the head, commas seem useless, sometimes.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Love the post, but am still confused on their usage as is every writer I'm afraid.<br /><br />Can't wait for the semicolon; that b*st*rd gets me every time!Did I Stutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287352787254849943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423486254804748868.post-12150055402869891942012-01-11T06:34:36.598-08:002012-01-11T06:34:36.598-08:00Hi, Alexandrea. Interesting post. May I say a word...Hi, Alexandrea. Interesting post. May I say a word or two in support of the poor, down-trodden comma? Editors have been trying to get rid of it for quite a while. But in my opinion it's a very necessary piece of the writer's equipment. If we race on through our sentences cutting out all the commas, we end up with something which the reader finds it hard to understand. 'Eats, shoots and leaves' is an obvious example of putting commas in the wrong place, but there are many examples of the opposite mistake. I wish I could cleverly think of one off the top of my head!<br />And did you realise that in around twenty sentences (a rough count) you felt the need to use around twenty commas?<br />All the best with your interesting blog.Gerry McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063245623305522268noreply@blogger.com