For example, if someone sent me information via e-mail, and I wanted to reply back to them to say thanks.
Andrea is a sender of the thanks In neither case is the sentence in the question > "Thank you so much Andrea." The Case of the Missing Comma A related issue is the epidemic of missing commas after parenthetical phrases or appositives — that is, self-enclosed material that’s within a sentence, but not essential to its meaning. Dates . Thank you, Governor, for your support. Thread starter man of letters; Start date Jun 7, 2016; M. man of letters Member. Don't use a comma after the greeting OR the closing salutation. I've heard 'addressive comma' occasionally, but 'vocative comma' seems to … Thanks , Jim - the comma here acts as a (from Jim) Thanks from Jim . British English Jun 7, 2016 #2 #1 is correct. agree : Lori Utecht/Vívian M Alves: 19 mins -> Thank you. Absolutely, a fifth of all the … If you learned in school that you should always put a comma before someone’s name, I’m very sorry to inform you that your teacher was mistaken. I know your sister, Michael. For example (interjections shaded): Well, the rain has played its part in the outcome of this match. Thanks Jim ( you would need no comma here as you wouldn't need a pause or break in your speech) Hope this helps. It would be great if someone could give an official name to this comma. -> Thank you.
The words you want might just be ‘thank’ and ‘you.’ Let’s go through a few options, starting with the tried and true: 3 Thank you. Don't look, Sharon! In each example below, the person or thing in the vocative case is shaded: Yes, you need to use a comma between the person’s name and the greeting. I wondered if "Thank you John" might be an Americanism, but I didn't think so, and am glad to have this confirmed. Note: This is the full explanation of this rule.If you are taking the SAT or ACT and want the simplified version that applies to virtually all “commas with names/titles” questions on those exams, click here. (Michael is being addressed directly.
Having done secretarial work and typed for court reporters a good part of my life before retiring, I would just naturally put the comma there. The reason is “direct address.” We use commas to show that we are talking to the reader, not about the reader.
My father, who gave new meaning to the expression “hard working” never took a vacation. His name is offset with a comma.) You would simply write. Let’s start with the fact that unless a name or title is the last word(s) in a sentence, it can either be used with no commas at all, OR with a comma both before and after. Yes, she will apologize. If you do choose the comma form, then you must use it in both places. agree : RHELLER: you are right - I never do it on kudoz but I really should//LOL- that would be a riot :-) 1 hr -> Thank you. "), but what if the name/person being addressed (Girl, Boy, etc.) The following sentences all lack a necessary comma. Do I use a comma and say: "Thank you for the help, John" Or should I not use a comma: "Thank you for the help John." If you used the open form with no commas, you have to be consistent. Punctuating Letters.
"Hello, Paul". When a date consists of the day of the month followed by the year, the day of the month should be followed by a comma. While a comma after the title may be correct on rare occasions (which don’t concern us here), a comma only before a name or title is wrong. Thank you, Paul; or 2. I agree with the answers that state you would slightly pause after the name John, and this would require the comma.
Her name is offset with a comma.) Commas Colons and Semicolons Is it proper to use a comma after Thank You and then the person's name example in an email to John. If the name is at the end of the sentence, there's a comma before it (i.e. A couple of … When addressing someone directly, writers should separate the name being used (e.g., John, Mary, my darling, you little rascal, my son) from rest of the sentence using a comma or commas. The style manuals say that anytime you address a person directly, their name should be set off with commas. Russian - Lithuania Jun 7, 2016 #1 Which one of these is correct: 1.
When the identifier makes sense in the sentence by itself, then the name is nonessential and you use a comma before it. When addressing someone directly, writers should separate the name being used (e.g., John, Mary, my darling, you little rascal, my son) from rest of the sentence using a comma or commas. It’s hard to imagine a scenario where you tell someone “thank you,” only to later wish you hadn’t. The statement you asked about does require a comma after “Thank you” and after my name: “Thank you, Erin, for […]” If my name wasn’t in the statement, you would no longer need the comma: “Thank you for […]” I hope that helps!
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