tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post3599110390152745794..comments2024-02-27T10:53:04.581+01:00Comments on paperpools: KCHHelen DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619602559096610012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-44542011809289895642010-05-01T07:28:47.262+00:002010-05-01T07:28:47.262+00:00Andrew, I've seen the use of commas you descri...Andrew, I've seen the use of commas you describe, though I wouldn't use it myself - not sure it really follows the way one would speak, though.<br /><br />tr, I pointed this out; it seemed to me, though, that simply showing that a variant was rule-governed would not in itself address the assumption that the standard form was preferable.Helen DeWitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619602559096610012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-11172701483021472772010-04-30T16:00:20.053+00:002010-04-30T16:00:20.053+00:00Your mother might be interested to know that in fa...Your mother might be interested to know that in fact <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American_Vernacular_English" rel="nofollow">African-American Vernacular English</a> has its own grammatical rules.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037552806345346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375681131276548542.post-1014110543388932792010-04-30T14:50:47.507+00:002010-04-30T14:50:47.507+00:00My impression is that British English is more rela...My impression is that British English is more relaxed about commas, as compared to American English. Brits seem to use commas to indicate pauses, whereas Americans are taught that commas must follow a logical perspective. For example, a Brit might write: My dog, Rover jumped over the fence. Whereas an American would put commas before and after Rover or not at all.<br /><br />The American rule is ingrained within me and I am uncomfortable with sentences that violate it. On the other hand, I have no problem beginning sentences with And or But, or other violations of the usual rule.<br /><br />And, of course, remember that copy editors are subject to the pinch-hitter syndrome.Andrew Gelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715992780769751789noreply@blogger.com