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To: SoothingDave
Some people use too many commas, some people use too few.

And some of us would use a semicolon instead of a comma in that sentence, to avoid a run-on, which it deeply saddens me to point out you have committed.
48 posted on 02/02/2005 7:27:46 AM PST by Xenalyte (Your mother sells hot dogs.)
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To: Xenalyte
And some of us would use a semicolon instead of a comma in that sentence

D'oh! I was trying not to belabor our German friend's understanding of the purpose of commas. But you got me.

SD

49 posted on 02/02/2005 8:11:47 AM PST by SoothingDave
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