Definitions

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  • noun Separates items in a list.
  • noun Separates clauses in a sentence.
  • noun Separates coordinate adjectives.
  • noun Sets off quoted material that is the grammatical object of an active verb of speaking or writing.
  • noun Separates the year in a date.
  • noun Separates a region from a geographic place within.
  • noun Separates the surname from given name when the traditional order is the reverse.
  • noun Separates title from a name.
  • noun Marks elision.
  • noun Marks a noun or pronoun used independently when speaking to some person, place or thing.
  • noun The thousands separator used in some countries.
  • noun The decimal separator used in some countries.

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  • Argh! I hate commas; the rules are so bendy.

    October 8, 2007