soadbeah answered your post: So the comma rules in English…I see th...
Idk if you actually want answers for this, but when I use commas I tend to use them where I would pause when speaking. Like “Oh, hello Sandra!” and “Oh hello, Sandra!” read slightly differently to me b/c of the pause. I hope that makes sense c8;
activepersongo answered your post: So the comma rules in English…I see th...
I agree with soadbeah, I do the same thing. “Oh, hello Sandra!” implies a tone of surprise to me. A comma after “hello” seems a bit more ambiguous. Of course this may also differ by location, idk.
puffy puff answered your post: So the comma rules in English…I see th...
Some of the dropped comma is pure laziness. Grammatically, it does belong in those sentences… however if you look at it at a verbal way, it really is all about the pause. Sentences in English vary in meaning depending on which words are emphasize
Wow, holy shit! I had no idea that written English and spoken English were connected like that! Err, you know what I mean.
Like, when people type to each other on websites like these I’m not really fussy about punctuation, I mean, Tumblr practically has its own written language that we’ve become accustomed to. I’m guessing that “casual” punctuation has snuck its way into the “proper” way of spelling, ie books and novels and games and comics -- sort of to, as y’all mentioned, give a clue as to how the characters talk.
Damn. I’d give a lot to go back in time and through space to be a fly on the wall in an English classroom where they taught English punctuation. It’s totally fascinating!