Is it proper to include a comma at the very end of an inline place address? Also, in case it is relevant, the sentence is the title of an article.  For example:     Examples of cross-gene fertilization within a sample from Bogota, Colombia 2009-2011.   or      Examples of cross-gene fertilization within a sample from Bogota, Colombia, 2009-2011.
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Is it acceptable in BrE to omit the commas (as I've done below) after 2006, 1946, France, Texas and New York? To me, commas after each serve no purpose: they reduce the flow of the sentence.  • The performance took place on February 2, 2006 at the State Theatre in Ithaca.  • January 23, 1946 is Helen's date of birth.  • Prague, Czechoslovakia  is a great vacation spot.  • Paris, France will host the Olympics.  • Dallas, Texas is the home of this special event.  • Syracuse, NY will play host to this year's Rock of Ages music festival.
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Possible Duplicate:    When a sentence ends with an abbreviation, should there be two periods or one?  Welcome to ACME Inc. We are glad to have you on board. Welcome to ACME Inc.. We are glad to have you on board.  I would assume that only one is appropriate because I've never seen two used (and it looks awful), but if so, does the period &quot;belong&quot; to the end of the sentence or the abbreviation? I ask because I came across this while writing HTML, and the last word needs to be a link, so I wasn't sure if the period belongs within it.  Welcome to  We are glad to have you on board. Welcome to . We are glad to have you on board. Welcome to . We are glad to have you on board.  Usually a link should not include punctuation at the end of the sentence, but should include it as the end of an abbreviation in the middle or beginning of a sentence. Which of these links seem more appropriate? If only one period is used, who &quot;owns&quot; the period: the abbreviation or the sentence?
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Is any particular punctuation necessary when a quotation is the subject of a sentence? For example, in the sentence below, should there be a comma after export? Or anything else?     "Laughter is America's most important export" is a well-known quote of Walt Disney's.
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If I want to mention the word "furlong", for example, should I use furlong, "furlong", or 'furlong'? Also, am I correct in putting the punctuation outside the quotes?
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If I have a sentence that starts with additionally, finally, consequently, etc. do I always have to put a comma after it? Or is there a different rule?
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I understand that a serial comma (the one used before and/or) is used only when we have three or more items to be separated using and/or.  What exactly is the rule that governs where to add a comma before an and/or in a sentence such as the following:        S1: I went to John's house, and I watched a movie there.    S2: I went to John's house and there I watched a movie.    S3: Look around for any evidence that might reveal the identity of the intruder, and carefully place that evidence in a plastic bag, so   it can be examined closely at headquarters.      I have seen S1 written both with and without comma. Which is correct; why?  What would be the right way to punctuate S2; why?  Should there be a comma before so in S3 or not; why/why not?
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Is a comma required after the date (year only or day of week only) that is in a prepositional phrase before the subject of the sentence?  For example:      In 1966 I began college.
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My friend and I had an argument about whether this sentence required a comma:     I understand where you're coming from but I disagree.    My friend insisted that there should be a comma before "but":     I understand where you're coming from, but I disagree.   From my point of view, while grammatically correct, the addition of a comma is not necessary.   When I looked online for sources to answer our disagreement, I found no authoritative sources and many sources were contradicting one another. Some argued, like I believe, that it's not necessary because the addition of comma is of no value in that context (i.e. the addition of comma doesn't make the sentence easier to read) but others said it was mandatory.   So, which is it? Is a comma necessary before a conjunction?
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More often than not, I find myself using a comma as sort of a pause. In most cases, it feels right. But I fear that I overuse commas and put them in places where they are not necessary. Some examples:   Both of which, are valid.  I was going to go to work but, I felt sick.    I find myself using commas after words like &quot;but&quot; or &quot;then&quot;. Most reference works I've consulted have defined these commas as a preference. Am I completely wrong here? Am I overusing commas and confusing my readers? Any additional documentation on commas of this type would be greatly appreciated.
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Example:   (1) Hello John. (2) Hello, John?   (3) How are you today John? (4) How are you today, John?   (5) I wish I could John. (6) I wish I could, John.   Must there always be a comma before someone's name?
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In answering another question ,  suggested two excellent ways to allow line breaks in inline math mode after ,. One way was to use the \allowbreak command after the comma, and the other way was to globally redefine , so that line breaks are allowed.  I used the second approach, and was really fond of it, until I noted that the command \cite{} no longer works as expected: If I cited more than one reference, it showed [?] instead of the correct citation. Here's an example:  \documentclass{article}  %----------Redefining `,` ------------------% \makeatletter \def\old@comma{,} \catcode`\,=13 \def,{%   \ifmmode%     \old@comma\discretionary{}{}{}%   \else%     \old@comma%   \fi% } \makeatother %-------------------------------------------%  \begin{document}  \cite{A,B}  \begin{thebibliography}{A} \bibitem{A} ABC \bibitem{B} DEF \end{thebibliography}  \end{document}   What is wrong with redefining ,? How to correct it?
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What is the rule for comma placement before a quotation mark? When should the comma go before and when should it go after the quotation mark?
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Repeating the indefinite article. Is it a matter of style? If so, which quote is more natural [or maybe sounds better]?     My name is Amy Purdy, I am a survivor, snowboarder, founder of   Adaptive Action Sports, globetrotter and daydreamer.   vs.     My name is Amy Purdy, I am a survivor, a snowboarder, a founder of   Adaptive Action Sports, a globetrotter and a daydreamer.   Source: Amy Purdy Note: the first comma is from the source. It should be replaced by a period.
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Consider:     This book provides a solid psychological understanding of these experiments, and adds a few expansions and conclusions of its own. It also provides …   My question regards the comma. I have been told that having the comma there is an error.  According to  this seems to be the case according to “some style guides”. The reason is that the stuff after the comma is not independent; it’s dependent on what comes before.  What do you think? It would seem to me the comma helps a lot, because those two “and”s without any comma make the sentence rather cluttered. That’s why I put the comma there. So I’m not sure.
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I added a comment to  but something strange is happening. The end code reads "); but SO decided to change that to ";);.    I did not add a ; in front of the ).  To further explain what's happening here, the following:  "http://example.com/." http://example.com/. "http://example.com." http://example.com. "http://example.com" http://example.com   renders as:
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This is a bit of a strange question because I know that there should never ever be a comma after 'and.' But what if there's a parenthetical statement/clause-thing right after it? Let me demonstrate.      She spread her arms, tilted her head back, and, closing her eyes, let the sun warm her face.    Should it be:      She spread her arms, tilted her head back, and closing her eyes, let the sun warm her face.    I feel like the ,and, looks really bulky, but I also feel it's necessary to separate the statement between the commas. Help?
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After showing me the house, Nana led us to the living room, and with Mongai's Take Me Somewhere Nice playing on in the background, we started on the Scotch we'd bought at the 7-Eleven. The dim light and the soft   Is the comma correctly positioned before the italics in the example above? Or I should place the comma after and?