RE: Punctuation (was: I got thrown for a loop.)

Subject: RE: Punctuation (was: I got thrown for a loop.)
From: "Anita Legsdin" <anita -dot- legsdin -at- watchmark -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:21:43 -0700


Can we blame this on Microsoft? Didn't they start the "Hello world" example, sans comma?

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From: Bonnie Granat [mailto:bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:10 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Punctuation (was: I got thrown for a loop.)




From: "Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info>
> > David Neeley commented,
> > >As for the comma after "Hello"--I think that is optional in this use
today.
> >
> >
>
> As I understand it, when you're addressing someone, you use a comma, as in,
> "Good morning, dear!" I would never write, "Good morning dear!" or "See you
> later honey." How is "Hello, Jean" different?
>
>


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