Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 months agoGood Guy Garylemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down12
arrow-up1446arrow-down1imageGood Guy Garylemmy.dbzer0.comViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 months agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squarethenextguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-23 months agoAh, the comma… the devil’s punctuation mark. If you want me to say thank you to Gary, leave out the comma. "Say ‘Thank you Gary’ " If you want Gary to say ‘Thank you’, leave it in. “Say ‘Thank you’, Gary” Edit: ah, quotation marks… thenextguy’s something or other. I clearly wasn’t paying attention.
minus-squarestrawberry_enjoyer42@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoYou misunderstand the intention. The request is for people to say: thank you, gary So it actually is correct. Oh, and if you want to tell Gary to say “thank you”, you could write: Say “thank you”, Gary
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoNo. The comma is correct as is. The quotes surround what should be said to Gary. The comma after Gary is correct. However, there should be a comma after “say”, I should read Say, "Thank you, Gary."
Ah, the comma… the devil’s punctuation mark.If you want me to say thank you to Gary, leave out the comma. "Say ‘Thank you Gary’ "If you want Gary to say ‘Thank you’, leave it in. “Say ‘Thank you’, Gary”Edit: ah, quotation marks… thenextguy’s something or other. I clearly wasn’t paying attention.
You misunderstand the intention. The request is for people to say:
So it actually is correct.
Oh, and if you want to tell Gary to say “thank you”, you could write:
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The comma is in the right place.
No. The comma is correct as is. The quotes surround what should be said to Gary. The comma after Gary is correct. However, there should be a comma after “say”, I should read
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