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Commas matter

As a magazine editor, I read and proof a dozen or more submitted articles every day. In my experience, the misuse of commas is by far the most widespread impediment to clear communication, which is the essence of good writing. Here's an good illustration of the power of the humble comma (via boingboing.net):

And here's another of my favourites, from Lionel Hutz, attorney at law:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x89x2h_lionel-hutz_fun

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• 6 February 2010
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