Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
CMS 11.21
0 Would the rule in 01 i 00 CMS 02 i 00 11.21 that says a comma rather than a colon is often used after 01 i 00 said 02 i 00 , 01 i 00 replied 02 i 00 , 01 i 00 asked 02 i 00 , and similar verbs, also go for these sentences: 02 br
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00 Say, “Have a good day” to a stranger. 02 br
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00 Be the first to say, “I’m sorry.” 02 br
00 When someone asks for your assistance, say, “yes.” 02 br
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00 I'm unclear if- 01 del 00 especially when "say" is used as a command 02 del 00 -a comma is needed. Am I misinterpreting the rule? 02 br
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00 Thank you! 02 br
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00 Say, “Have a good day” to a stranger. 02 br
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00 Be the first to say, “I’m sorry.” 02 br
00 When someone asks for your assistance, say, “yes.” 02 br
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00 I'm unclear if- 01 del
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00 Thank you! 02 br
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0 I would not use a comma in any of the examples you gave. 02 br
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00 The Chicago manual is saying to write 01 i 00 She said, "Have a good day." 02 i 00 and not write 01 i 00 She said: Have a good day." 02 i 0-
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00 The Chicago manual is saying to write 01 i 00 She said, "Have a good day." 02 i 00 and not write 01 i 00 She said: Have a good day." 02 i 0-
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0 I want to agree- 01 del 00 I think the commas are clunky 02 del 00 -but what about 6.53, that says brief quoted material is usually introduced by a comma? 0-
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0 I no longer have access to my CMS. Can you quote the whole passage? 02 br
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00 Also, remember it's a STYLE guide, not a grammar guide. It gives you ONE WAY to do it, and if you follow it always, you'll be consistent. But you won't necessarily be violating rules of grammar if choose to ignore one of their rules. 0-
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00 Also, remember it's a STYLE guide, not a grammar guide. It gives you ONE WAY to do it, and if you follow it always, you'll be consistent. But you won't necessarily be violating rules of grammar if choose to ignore one of their rules. 0-
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