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Comma before a name

Melisandre121 · 2016-06-24 12:38:50

I keep seeing people put a comma before someone's name, for example "You're right there, John." or "Happy birthday, Sarah." Is this correct? It doesn't seem it to me but I'm seeing it more and more.

24-06-2016 01:38PM

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I keep seeing people put a comma before someone's name, for example "You're right there, John." or "Happy birthday, Sarah."

Is this correct? It doesn't seem it to me but I'm seeing it more and more.

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#2 24-06-2016 10:11PM

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Have an old read of this
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055166144

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#3 24-06-2016 10:51PM

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That is a very good thread!

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#4 28-06-2016 04:03PM

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It's 100% correct (vocative comma) but I seem be seeing it less and less (which makes me sad).

Let's eat, Grandma.
Let's eat Grandma.

One is inviting your granny for a bite to eat, the other is promoting cannibalism.

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