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Date Posted: 14:03:53 07/27/08 Sun GMT-5
Author: Roger
Author Host/IP: ppp270.dsl.ontario.net / 209.159.177.16
Subject: Re: Comma use advice - comma overboard
In reply to: Lori 's message, "Re: Comma use advice - comma overboard" on 14:57:10 07/25/08 Fri GMT-5

I always use a comma in the salutation of a letter, but I only recently got the hang of the semi-colon, and have been using it frequently, and not just to show I've been to college. It's a useful thing; it separates without really separating. ;b

Roger

>I read a piece by Vonnegut a couple of years ago where
>he said the only reason anyone would use a semi-colon
>is to show they've been to college -- he said you
>could do the same thing with dashes or periods. And I
>stopped using them for a while, but dammit, sometimes
>you need 'em.
>
>I thought I read somewhere that you use a colon in the
>salutation of a business letter and a comma in the
>salutation of a personal letter. I always use a colon,
>just out of habit.
>
>Maybe I just read too much.
>
>Lori
>
>
>>And, by the way, the semi-colon seems little used.
>>Then, there's the colon. I had a friend tell me that
>>when she sends work out she uses a comma in the
>>salutation of her cover letter -- Dear Name, rather
>>than a colon. I think that's going too far. I guess
>>I'm a stick in the mud, or stick in the colon.
>>
>>Diane

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Replies:

Really bad joke -- Roger (stinkin' the place up), 20:13:03 07/27/08 Sun GMT-5
- Re: Really bad joke -- DianeG (amused), 08:58:25 07/28/08 Mon GMT-5