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Comma Hi everybody! After my last note I started think that american or british people don't use commas usually as we, russians, use. I started think that it is not necessarily for you. I was pity about it. Because I was too demanding. I want to tell one thing - my country is Russia, we have very rich language, and all our commas are important. All sence of sentences could change if you do not use commas. And it is one of indicators of reading person, person, who respect himself and his interlocutor (what do you use, when talkin about A person - not man, not woman? Don't you use "man" form for this, isn't it? I don't know. Because if russians talking about uncertain person - it is always man, that's why I used "himself" and "his"). Russia is mother famous writers, like Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov and the others. I proud of this fact. Take a look at this picture - this is example, why I do love commas :) Let's eat people! Or Let's eat, people? Help yourself ;)
Oct 6, 2015 5:03 PM
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Hi everybody! After my last note, I started to think that American and British people don't use commas like we do in Russian. I started to think that it is not necessary in English. I was sad about it because I was too demanding. In Russia, we have very rich language and all of our commas are important. Sentences can change if you do not use commas.

 

And it is one of indicators of reading person, person, who respect himself and his interlocutor (what do you use, when talkin about A person - not man, not woman? Don't you use "man" form for this, isn't it? I don't know. Because if russians talking about uncertain person - it is always man, that's why I used "himself" and "his").  <em>I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say here.</em>

 

Russia is where famous writers, like Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov and the others are from. I'm proud of this fact.
This picture is an example of why I love commas. :) Let's eat people or let's eat, people? Help yourself ;)

October 6, 2015

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Hi everybody! After my last note ,I started to think that American and British people don't use commas as often as we russians use them.

 

I started to think that it is not necessary for you ( to do so)

I was pity about it.Because I was too demanding/It was a pity since I am very exacting/I am an exacting person. (exacting=rigid or severe in demands or requirements ,adj.)

 I want to say/tell one thing - my country is Russia, we have a very rich language, and all our comma usage is important ( in our writing)

 

The whole meaning of a sentence will change if you do not use commas ( correctly).

 

And it is one of indicators of reading person, person, who respect himself and his interlocutor??

(what do you use, when talkin about A person - not man, not woman? Don't you use "man" form for this, isn't it? I don't know.

 

And, by using commas correctly, it gives an indication of a person who is well-read , and also an individual  who has respect for one's writings as well as for the reader.

 

And, by using commas correctly , it indicates that the writer is a well-read individual who has ..... and that person. (person <> individual ) See above , they can be interchanged

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Because if russians talking about uncertain person - it is always man, that's why I used "himself" and "his"). Russia is mother famous writers, like Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov and the others. I proud of this fact.
Take a look at this picture - this is example, why I do love commas :) Let's eat people! Or Let's eat, people? Help yourself ;)

October 7, 2015

Comma

Hi everybody! After my last note I started think that American or British people don't use commas usually as we, Russians, use them. I started to think that it is they are not necessarily for you. I thought that this was a pity about it. Because I was too demanding(I expected too much.). I want to tell you one thing - my country is Russia, we have a very rich language, and all our commas are important. All sense of sentences could change if you do not use commas. And It is one of the indicators of a reading person, a person(someone), who respect himself(who respects themself) and his interlocutor (what do you use, when talkin about A person - not man, not woman? Don't you use "man" form for this, isn't it? I don't know. Because if Russians are talking about an uncertain(unspecified) person - it is always man, that's why I used "himself" and "his"). Russia is mother country of famous writers, like Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov and the others. I proud of this fact.
Take a look at this picture - this is example, why I do love commas :) Let's eat people! Or Let's eat, people? Help yourself ;)

 

As in your example, commas can clarify a sentence, rather like brackets in maths. (3x6)+4

In spoken conversation, context helps a lot - If it is a parent with kids, then the sentence is clear.

If it is said by a group of cannibals...

Generally I try to avoid too many commas, I consider them as a place to take a breath.

My limited Russian led me believe that word order is not important in Russian?


With regard to gender, in UK anything that is not male or female is neutral "thing". A person can be either male or female or unspecified: "This mess has been done by a person" / He did it himself" / "She was all by herself" / "The cat had kittens but she is fine now"

It can be confusing when people refer to objects as "She" or "He" - they might call a car by a female name and therefore as she, but someone else may refer to the same car by a male name.

October 7, 2015
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