Just saw this in an Instapundit comment thread. What's wrong?
Way I always heard it, the side that makes the least mistakes, wins the war.
This is why "Commas mark pauses" is a bad rule.
Friday, December 30, 2022
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3 comments:
I would start by eliminating the comma between the subject and the predicate (one of my biggest pet peeves).
Zackly. I can forgive the first comma, which comes after a folksy introductory phrase, but that subject/predicate interruption in the main clause is impardonnable.
I'm staying out of this one--above my pay grade.
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