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SHIT BRICKS
┌∩┠◕_◕ ┌∩┠said:Congratulations, you can underline things.
Wormag said:┌∩┠◕_◕ ┌∩┠said:Congratulations, you can underline things.
The lines are colored.
Lith said:Not hard to color the underline and then color the text different.
I've been thinking about it and I'm almost certain that the more grammatically correct way of replying is:Wormag said:Lith said:Not hard to color the underline and then color the text different.
You're right, but it's a test - not a show off.
Roobik said:I've been thinking about it and I'm almost certain that the more grammatically correct way of replying is:Wormag said:Lith said:Not hard to color the underline and then color the text different.
You're right, but it's a test - not a show off.
You're right, but it's a test not a show off.
or
You're right, but it's a test and not a show off. (best choice)
or
You're right, but it's a test, not a show off. (worst of the three)
Roobik said:I've been thinking about it and I'm almost certain that the more grammatically correct way of replying is:Wormag said:Lith said:Not hard to color the underline and then color the text different.
You're right, but it's a test - not a show off.
You're right, but it's a test not a show off.
or
You're right, but it's a test and not a show off. (best choice)
or
You're right, but it's a test, not a show off. (worst of the three)
Wormag said:Roobik said:I've been thinking about it and I'm almost certain that the more grammatically correct way of replying is:Wormag said:Lith said:Not hard to color the underline and then color the text different.
You're right, but it's a test - not a show off.
You're right, but it's a test not a show off.
or
You're right, but it's a test and not a show off. (best choice)
or
You're right, but it's a test, not a show off. (worst of the three)
What I have said is not grammatically incorrect at all.
The dash indicates a pause which may be equal to a comma or perhaps even longer than one, however you may find it that not many people aiming to have correct grammar would say "You're right, but it's a test not a show off."
Crayo said:Both the grammar nazi's are wrong. You never put a comma before "and", since the word "and" is a connective. Silly nazi's.
Cookie? said:Two specific situations call for the use of a comma before "and." The first is created when we have three or more items in a series. This mark of punctuation is called the serial comma. For a full explanation of why we use the serial comma, please read our previous tip on the subject. (See "Serial Comma" on p. 49 in our book of writing tips or find the link to the "Serial Comma" tip in our online tip archive.)
The second situation occurs when "and" is being used to coordinate two independent clauses. An independent clause—also known as a main clause—is a group of words that has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence. In the following example, the independent clauses are in brackets:
* [Miguel took piano lessons for sixteen years], and [today he is an accomplished performer].
The use of the comma would also apply when any of the seven coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet) join two independent clauses.
Notice in the next example that we do not use a comma before "and" because it does not join two independent clauses but merely joins two verbs:
* Miguel took piano lessons for sixteen years and today is an accomplished performer.
Here we have only one independent clause—two verbs ("took" and "is") but one subject ("Miguel").
Keep in mind that length is not a factor in determining when to use the comma before a coordinating conjunction. In this next example, even though the sentence is long, we do not need a comma because we have only one independent clause. The conjunction "but" merely connects the two verbs "wanted" and "could not afford":
* Sigfried wanted to go back to school to earn a college degree but could not afford to quit his job and lose his health care benefits.
Some writers omit the comma before a coordinating conjunction if the two independent clauses are short, as in these examples:
* I drove home but he stayed.
* Give me the keys and get in the car.
Although it is not necessary to use a comma before "but" or "and" in these sentences, it would not be considered wrong to do so since we do, in fact, have two independent clauses in each sentence.
Keep in mind, too, that the subject of those independent clauses that issue commands (they are called imperatives) is the understood "you," as in the clauses "Give me the keys" and "get in the car" in the second example above.
Since commas are used in pairs to enclose phrases that interrupt a clause or that are intended to function parenthetically, a writer may choose to place a comma before "and" (or any of the seven coordinating conjunctions) when the conjunction launches such a phrase:
* Sarah told him again, and really meant it this time, to turn off the television.
* Alice will ask John once, but only once, to forgive her.
Some post above said:[I've been thinking about it], and [I'm almost certain that the grammatically correct way of replying is:...]
Another above post said:[The dash usually represents someone being interrupted], and [it's used to go to a different subject/stop suddenly to quickly change the sentence.]
Crayo said:Both the grammar nazi's are wrong. You never put a comma before "and", since the word "and" is a connective. Silly nazi's.
Wormag said:mfw this turns into a grammar nazi & debeating thread.
Lith said:Then tell me why this is a correct way of putting something:
"This, this, and this."
The way I've revised it was 100% correct.
Crayo said:Lith said:Then tell me why this is a correct way of putting something:
"This, this, and this."
The way I've revised it was 100% correct.
First off, there's no correct and incorrect since there's just "good grammar" and "bad grammar". Secondly, the correct format for your example would be "This, this and this.".
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