tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post7984446992586400261..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Criminal Sentence 161: School Gets it Doubly WrongThe Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-28733557742783793212009-01-30T18:10:00.000-08:002009-01-30T18:10:00.000-08:00Good question, John. I'm not sure why people add c...Good question, John. I'm not sure why people add commas after long subjects, but have you ever read Dickens? He does that sometimes, so I guess it used to be acceptable.The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-32840002832718632842009-01-30T17:54:00.000-08:002009-01-30T17:54:00.000-08:00I've often wondered why people tend to stick a com...I've often wondered why people tend to stick a comma between a long subject and the predicate. Do you know why?<BR/><BR/>It just seems like a strange error to make to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-43090674724019622182009-01-30T16:55:00.000-08:002009-01-30T16:55:00.000-08:00You're doubly right! Correction made!You're doubly right! Correction made!The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-90988224658874714212009-01-30T14:24:00.000-08:002009-01-30T14:24:00.000-08:00Out of curiosity, why shouldn't it be "School Gets...Out of curiosity, why shouldn't it be "School Gets it Doubly Wrong"?<BR/><BR/>I also thought I'd share this sentence from a notice about health care rights. <BR/><BR/>According to the notice, my benefits include "reconstruction and surgery to achieve symmetry between the breasts, prosthesis, and complications resulting form a mastectomy."<BR/><BR/>That's some symmetry.DrCarrieThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360013081404711133noreply@blogger.com