RE: Critique Request: http://www.deakgroup.com/update/
by Kym Jones <kjones(at)adam.com.au>
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Tamara Abbey <tamara(at)abbeyink.com>, <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org> |
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No Bachelor's degree in English here, just a love of language and pretty
darned hot at English in School...back when Noah wore short pants :)
Tamara is correct.
Kym
At 07:56 PM 24/10/2000 -0500, Tamara Abbey wrote:
>Bachelor's degree in English but tainted by several years in journalism.
>
>Something, something and something is fine according to the last MLA I saw
>(o.k., it's been awhile, I admit), but something, something, and something
>used to be correct. Now if you have something went here, something else
>here, and then one last something that would be correct comma placement.
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>But, perhaps my memory is fading??
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>Tamara
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>At 10:33 AM 10/24/00 -0800, Webmaster, Aurora Web Design wrote:
>>English major here - I would go with original comma placement. But
>>I would not say that my opinion should settle anything - there
>>being such a thing as "poetic license" as well as "rules are made
>>to be broken." Also, there may be a difference between some rules
>>of British grammar and the same ones of American grammar (I am
>>American).
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>> > Subject: Re: Critique Request: http://www.deakgroup.com/update/
>> > This is a little OT, but I have a third idea about
>> > comment placement--that
>> > it should read
>> > ...offers teachers, administrators and parents a
>> > comprehensive array...
>> >
>> > Is there an English major who can settle this?
>> >
>> > Stephanie
>> >
>> > > One more thing--not meaning any offense, Pat--but the
>> > > grammar (comma placements) on the front page is
>> > > correct. --Susan
>> >
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