tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post1465348151557666460..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: a quickie review of three self-published authors:Shawn Matthews, Island of FantasyMark J. Russell, Young-hee and the PullochoNB Armstrong, Korean Straight LinesKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-67232152990452895752021-05-04T06:38:24.489+09:002021-05-04T06:38:24.489+09:00John,
I am but to serve. John,<br /><br />I am but to serve. Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-26148183419252649362021-05-04T06:11:29.728+09:002021-05-04T06:11:29.728+09:00Kev, thanks for that explanation. I see the disti...Kev, thanks for that explanation. I see the distinction now.John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-66840489402872817072021-05-03T16:15:26.784+09:002021-05-03T16:15:26.784+09:00"Thanks for the reviews."
I am but to s...<b>"Thanks for the reviews."</b><br /><br />I am but to serve.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-53781969556646624722021-05-03T12:48:56.061+09:002021-05-03T12:48:56.061+09:00Heh. K-poop.Heh. K-poop.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-19212805931457465682021-05-03T11:18:49.495+09:002021-05-03T11:18:49.495+09:00Thanks for the reviews. I know of Mark Russell mos...Thanks for the reviews. I know of Mark Russell mostly through his writing on K-pop, and hadn't connected him with this book.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-16191269125839830972021-05-03T08:34:30.712+09:002021-05-03T08:34:30.712+09:00I don't see your original comment in the moder...I don't see your original comment in the moderation queue, so I guess it got eaten. Sorry about that.<br /><br />Shockingly, Grammarly is correct. No comma needed. Why? Because what follows the "but" isn't a clause.<br /><br />See, this is why I say that the ability to recognize clauses is important. A clause has both a subject and a verb. If your sentence had said "but I got" instead of "but got," then a comma would've been necessary. The sentence you wrote simply has a compound predicate, which is only one clause.<br /><br />"I left a comment earlier but got a [X] message" is similar in structure to "John arrived early but had forgotten to bring the cake." That's only a single clause. Note the difference: "John arrived early, but he'd forgotten to bring the cake." Two clauses, therefore a comma-conjunction to separate them.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-27723189945382469902021-05-03T07:16:40.350+09:002021-05-03T07:16:40.350+09:00I left a comment earlier, but got a "this sit...I left a comment earlier, but got a "this site can't be reached" message. Not sure if it went through or not. It was about how much I had enjoyed Shawn's Korea blog and how shocking and sad it was when I learned he had chosen to end his life. <br /><br />(By the way, Grammarly says to lose the comma after "earlier", but it precedes "but", one of the FANBOYS. Who is right?)John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.com