Monday, January 31, 2011

FRIDAY GRAMMAR RODEO, MONDAY EDITION: This very special Monday episode of Friday Grammar Rodeo is brought to you by a friendly but stalemated dispute between two lawyers concerning the necessity of a comma. Please tell me which of the following constructions is correct (noting that the second entry uses a comma after the third word):
  1. He thinks that if he asks for directions, his membership in the brotherhood of men will be revoked. He would rather be lost.
  2. He thinks that, if he asks for directions, his membership in the brotherhood of men will be revoked. He would rather be lost.
I won't tell you which one I favor, because you'll just vote against me out of spite. And yet I trust your collective opinion, which is a mystery unto itself.
Posted by Isaac Spaceman at 6:14 PM 92 Comments
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