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Re: Adjective page

From:Tristan Alekxander McLeay <zsau@...>
Date:Saturday, September 8, 2001, 11:18
At 09.02 p.m. 8.09.2001, you wrote:
>At 03.51 p.m. 8.09.2001, you wrote: > >>Not I; it'd remain "slim, beautiful" for me. And as for the commas, aren't >>they absolutely, strictly, uncompromisingly necessary? That's what I was >>taught--in every language I've ever studied, no less (formally, that is). > > >No, they aren't. In (Australian) English, if you can replace the comma with >an 'and' and it'll still mean what you want, put the comma.
What i meant to write was: if you can put an 'and' between the two adjectives with no difference of meaning, you can put a comma. Otherwise, you can't. Tristan _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com