When a misplaced or missing comma, or inserting an extra comma, in a contract can cost a company lots of money, as the meaning of a sentence inadvertently favors the employees instead of the employer.
By accidentally inserting a comma between “fruit” and “plants” in the draft containing “fruit plants, tropical and semi-tropical, are exempt from import tariffs,” all imported fruit suddenly become duty-free; as a result, the government loses tens of millions of dollars for that “dear comma.”
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A comma that gives the sense that a proper noun used as an intensifier will follow, but acts as an apostrophe because the intensifier is omitted.
You, John Doe, should return to your cubicle before the boss sees you.
You, (apostrophal comma) should return to your cubicle before the boss sees you.
You, (apostrophal comma) should return to your cubicle before the boss sees you.
by ellebane October 23, 2011
Get the Apostrophal comma mug.When you're editing a friends essay, and you become upset that there is not an adequate amount of pauses WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, resulting in stress or temporary insanity
friends essay: "In other words the kangaroo went to the pasture carrying with him his young."
other friend: "YOU NEED COMMAS!"
friend: "comma drama"
other friend: "YOU NEED COMMAS!"
friend: "comma drama"
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Example of decimal comma: €1,199 per Liter
one thousand one hundred an ninety-nine euros for a liter of gas?
No idiot, one euro and nineteen and nine tenths cents.
one thousand one hundred an ninety-nine euros for a liter of gas?
No idiot, one euro and nineteen and nine tenths cents.
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Hey I saw that group of guys popping bottles in vip last night. They were throwing money around like it was nothing. Must be nice to be a comma crew.
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