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Old 03-17-2005, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Marix-FNW
In normal writting, yes, but not when trying to portray how I would be speaking. Commas indicate a pause, and where ever i had a comma, is a place i would have paused, had I been speaking to you.
ok firstly, due to connotations, verbage, dialects, and uneducated people, "normal writing" does not exist [notice the spelling of "writing"]. Secondly, as Commas are intangible, you cannot ever "have one". Thirdly, "place" as a noun, refers to an area or region, however you seem to think it can be used to describe a space in time. You cannot be "at" a comma, although you may "place" them in a sentence, perhaps this confused you? You will notice also that in the above instance the connotation of "space" is that of allocation, period [as in time], or section, further suppoting the argument against "normal writing" as it is still proper.

feel free to correct any errors you may find in the preceeding, as it completely nullifies your previous arguments, rendering your opinion worthless.

...while i get what you were trying to say, do you actually pause that much when you talk?
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