ASK DR DAN
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Comma
Dear Dr Dan,
one of the most important things, in this life, in this society, in fact, in this very realm of existence, is the humble
yet mysterious "comma", (i've already used 5) so why do you not explain the importance and ever necessary and practical part of our life to the folk who like to read, learn and study. I think it
paramount to the survival of the species, (coz no other species uses them, as far as I can tell, certainly not in their current format anyway, and what was i saying,?
-- Drunk, But Interested in Punctuation
Dear Drunk But Interested in
Punctuation,
Your question is a stupid, yet vitally important one. It is a little known fact I just made up that 'comma' comes from the Latin 'comus' meaning 'stupid, yet vitally important'
(interestingly, comus is also the root for such words as 'Communism' and 'Bill Haley and the Comets' - explaining much). Clearly, commas shall remain a source of debate and interracial hatred for
many years to come.
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