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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
While you're at the library, do yourself a favor and check out a book by Lynne Truss
Eats Shoots and Leaves: the zero tolerance approach to punctuation
It's a fun read, and informative.
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While it may be fun and informative, I've had editors tell me it's riddled with punctuation errors....sweet, delicious irony. *shrug* I haven't read it, so take that as hearsay.
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Another lesson in commas:
When you address someone directly, you should offset this with commas.
For example:
"English, motherfucker, do you speak it?"
not
"English motherfucker, do you speak it?"
The second sentence reads "English motherfucker" as a noun, rather than you calling someone a motherfucker while asking him or her about the English language. I mean, I've known some English motherfuckers, but this is beside the point. You should be clear that you are addressing someone by using commas.