Too many commas, or not enough? (parenthetical phrases, too) (sentence, quote, dictionary)

[Charles22]

I do my best to write clearly, but I sometimes get hung up on commas. Our tenth grade English teacher spent a whole week on comma rules, so I think I know how to use them, but I still get confused.

Do I use too many commas, or not enough?

[j_k_k]

Originally Posted by Charles22

I do my best to write clearly, but I sometimes get hung up on commas. Our tenth grade English teacher spent a whole week on comma rules, so I think I know how to use them, but I still get confused.

Do I use too many commas, or not enough?

I didn't see any signs of commanist sympathies in the above post.

[gymbuff]

You could have stopped the sentence at Rules, used a period, then kept the remainder of the compound sentence. Your post was very clear, so don't sweat the commas.

[Buzz123]

I have come to the conclusion that commas are a matter of personal opinion. I'm told that nowadays they aren't used as much, but I see the misuse of commas in every book I read. Waaaaaaaaaay back when I was a freshman at WVU, my English Instructor gave an automatic 'F' for a misplaced comma. I guess he was saying that it's better to leave one out than to use one that doesn't need to be there.

[Fred314X]

Of course, you'll be able to tell when you've used too many commas, because, let's face it, your sentences will, I believe, begin to be, how shall I say, unreadable. (Right?)

[Den Mathias]

Unfortunately, i missed, the week, we reviewed, the placement, of commas, two!


I believe it is a commanistic plot!

[harry chickpea]

I guess a writer who used too many would write a commac book or a commantary? (sic)

[j_k_k]

Originally Posted by Den Mathias

Unfortunately, i missed, the week, we reviewed, the placement, of commas, two!


I believe it is a commanistic plot!

The dialectic demands it, commarade.

[Aconite]

Originally Posted by j_k_k

The dialectic demands it, commarade.

Clearly this thread has been taken over by members of the proseletariat.

[j_k_k]

Originally Posted by Aconite

Clearly this thread has been taken over by members of the proseletariat.

So it must be. Before the revolution can reach its necessary and correct scientific conclusion, we must first have the dictionaryship of the proletariat.