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Oh wonderful Uficle, I need your help by P.Buttercup 2007-04-20 07:27:05
for all you wonderful English Majors and Grammer Nazi's I need help on the puncuation of the following sentence.

We would like to thank our Wedding Coordinator Norma Pope, Entertainment Director Caroline Carr and Piper Evan Kolher-Camp, for helping to make this day so special.

Is this correct or are the commas off?
[ Reply ]
  IIRC, just after "Caroline Carr" should be another by CynicalRyan2007-04-20 07:32:02
    yup, I just mistyped that one. But thanks by P.Buttercup2007-04-20 07:41:00
  Will it be spoken or written? by Esteis2007-04-20 07:38:42
    It is going to be written and it is for by P.Buttercup2007-04-20 07:43:10
    And we both like that first example. by P.Buttercup2007-04-20 07:44:19
      Nem problem — and congratulations! (n/t) by Esteis2007-04-20 07:48:34
    Technically the second example is not quite right by MatthewDBA2007-04-20 07:55:56
      You're right, thanks. (n/t) by Esteis2007-04-20 08:09:21
  This is style, not grammar. by Didactylos2007-04-20 08:09:11
  Modifications by schwing12007-04-20 08:17:27
    Ew. by Didactylos2007-04-20 08:23:59
      Unless the list elements contain commas, no? (n/t) by Esteis2007-04-20 08:34:40
        Then it's not so much a list as by Didactylos2007-04-20 08:44:57
          It's a list :-P by MatthewDBA2007-04-20 11:12:21
      When using lists where the items by schwing12007-04-20 08:45:07
        Maybe it's a US thing. by Didactylos2007-04-20 08:52:32
          We are a bunch of ugly Americans, no? ;-) (n/t) by schwing12007-04-20 09:02:26
        But the commas aren't necessary either by hobbs2007-04-20 09:35:18
          No, they're correct as written. by MatthewDBA2007-04-20 11:13:36
  I would say: by Havoc2007-04-20 09:53:06

 

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