What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence?
Is it "Anyone who wants to can." OR "Anyone who wants to, can."?
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Is it "Anyone who wants to can." OR "Anyone who wants to, can."?
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Doe it not call for parenthetical commas? - "Anyone, who wants to, can."
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Is it "Anyone who wants to can." OR "Anyone who wants to, can."?
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Is it "Anyone who wants to can." OR "Anyone who wants to, can."?
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Doe it not call for parenthetical commas? - "Anyone, who wants to, can."
– WS2
14 hours ago
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Doe it not call for parenthetical commas? - "Anyone, who wants to, can."
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Doe it not call for parenthetical commas? - "Anyone, who wants to, can."
– WS2
14 hours ago
Doe it not call for parenthetical commas? - "Anyone, who wants to, can."
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There are two arguments in favour of the alternative with the comma, but please note that the use of commas is disputed territory and different style guides may give different advice.
The first argument is to do with helping the reader who might be misled by seeing "to can" and then try to interpret those words as an infinitive.
The second argument is to do with how the sentence would be spoken. There would be a pause after 'to' and before 'can'. The comma indicates such a pause.
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There are two arguments in favour of the alternative with the comma, but please note that the use of commas is disputed territory and different style guides may give different advice.
The first argument is to do with helping the reader who might be misled by seeing "to can" and then try to interpret those words as an infinitive.
The second argument is to do with how the sentence would be spoken. There would be a pause after 'to' and before 'can'. The comma indicates such a pause.
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There are two arguments in favour of the alternative with the comma, but please note that the use of commas is disputed territory and different style guides may give different advice.
The first argument is to do with helping the reader who might be misled by seeing "to can" and then try to interpret those words as an infinitive.
The second argument is to do with how the sentence would be spoken. There would be a pause after 'to' and before 'can'. The comma indicates such a pause.
answered yesterday
JeremyCJeremyC
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There are two arguments in favour of the alternative with the comma, but please note that the use of commas is disputed territory and different style guides may give different advice.
The first argument is to do with helping the reader who might be misled by seeing "to can" and then try to interpret those words as an infinitive.
The second argument is to do with how the sentence would be spoken. There would be a pause after 'to' and before 'can'. The comma indicates such a pause.
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There are two arguments in favour of the alternative with the comma, but please note that the use of commas is disputed territory and different style guides may give different advice.
The first argument is to do with helping the reader who might be misled by seeing "to can" and then try to interpret those words as an infinitive.
The second argument is to do with how the sentence would be spoken. There would be a pause after 'to' and before 'can'. The comma indicates such a pause.
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Doe it not call for parenthetical commas? - "Anyone, who wants to, can."
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