Topic: An interesting article on comma-then
An interesting article on using comma-then as in: He dims the lamp and opens the window, then pulls the body inside.
https://fsgworkinprogress.com/2012/04/1 … omma-then/
Kiss,
Gacela
2 2019-09-12 18:43:48 (edited by njc 2019-09-12 18:44:31)
- njc
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Re: An interesting article on comma-then
The author says that if he doesn't like one exact detail of the writer's voice, he'll close the book and throw the story away.
What says this of him?
- Mariana Reuter
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Re: An interesting article on comma-then
njc wrote:
The author says that if he doesn't like one exact detail of the writer's voice, he'll close the book and throw the story away.
What says this of him?
Well... the bloke is kinda pompous like all those who write how-to books and discuss the so-called "writing rules". Set his need to compensate God-only-knows-what aside and his advice on comma-then is sound.
Kiss,
Gacela
- Dirk B.
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Re: An interesting article on comma-then
I came across this article a few years ago and tried taking it to heart. I switched comma-then to "before" which, technically, solves the problem, but didn't sound natural. As for his reference to the Bronte sisters, he obviously hasn't read Wuthering Heights in a while. The language of literature has changed substantially since then and continues to evolve. Multiple excellent writers on this site have since convinced me that comma-then is just fine.
