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Am I missing something here? An increase from $15.93/share to $46/share over six months is, like, 290%, not 16%. Unless I'm just reading this wrong because it's early in the morning, I would say that this is more important than whether or not a comma must follow an introductory adverbial phrase or precede a non-restrictive clause.
Also (and admittedly I don't know what preceded the first sentence) I feel like rise in the stock price does not support the expectation of lower operating costs and increased productivity.
But, yeah, commas, of course. And the "throughout"/"start" thing that was also mentioned.
-Dave
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From: Rob Hudson <caveatrob -at- gmail -dot- com>
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Sent: Thu, October 8, 2009 7:55:36 PM
Subject: Comma rules
Are commas absolutely necessary in the following sentences? If so,
where should they be?
Throughout 2009 EA Entertainment should start to see lower operating
costs and increased productivity.
On September 4, 2008 EA Entertainment's shares were valued at $46.00 per share.
This is a 16% increase from the recorded value of 6 months ago when
shares closed at $15.93 per share (March 4, 2008)
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