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English buffs - need help with commas
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 346034" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Maybe in the US, but not here in Australia any more. I learned it the way you describe, putting in the comma before the year. But it began to be the custom to drop even that comma in Australia from about 25 years ago. I was publishing a journal at the time and there were a couple of professional editors working intensely with me on it, they taught me a great deal. You can bet I argued with them about it, then they convinced me. The styles books are ones I am often referred to now.</p><p></p><p>And yes, I do think this is a case of different rules in different countries.</p><p></p><p>Every so often some group or other will get together and determine what the rules are to be. Such as the international spelling of "sulfur" - you Yanks got your way. </p><p></p><p>But we won with aluminIum!</p><p></p><p>(see IUPAC)</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 346034, member: 1991"] Maybe in the US, but not here in Australia any more. I learned it the way you describe, putting in the comma before the year. But it began to be the custom to drop even that comma in Australia from about 25 years ago. I was publishing a journal at the time and there were a couple of professional editors working intensely with me on it, they taught me a great deal. You can bet I argued with them about it, then they convinced me. The styles books are ones I am often referred to now. And yes, I do think this is a case of different rules in different countries. Every so often some group or other will get together and determine what the rules are to be. Such as the international spelling of "sulfur" - you Yanks got your way. But we won with aluminIum! (see IUPAC) Marg [/QUOTE]
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