Re: Life was good and all was well (comma question)
- From: "jerry_friedman@xxxxxxxxx" <jerry_friedman@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 13 Dec 2005 13:09:44 -0800
dk_sz wrote:
> I have devised a simple example for my question:
>
>
> ... Storytelling ...
> Life was good and all was well.
> ... Storytelling ...
>
>
> Noone seems to place a comma before the and?
> Now, I may have an extremely bad day here, but...
>
> But am I incorrect in given:
>
> Who/what was good? life!
> Who/what was well? all!
>
> i.e. two clauses connected by an "and" ?
> Shouldn't there be a comma then? Or is this
> sometimes dropped in brief/short clauses like these?
Yes, sometimes it is.
--
Jerry Friedman
>
> best regards
> Thomas
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