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Comma after the adjective here?

 
 
Razer
 
Reply Mon 16 Aug, 2010 01:21 pm
Sentence: "Sorry, I couldn't reply to you promptly"

My question: Should we put comma after the adjective? Is there a need of comma, in the sentence, after the adjective "sorry"?

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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Mon 16 Aug, 2010 02:07 pm
I'd say no.

Don't worry about such a small issue. Both versions mean the same, anyway.
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contrex
 
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Reply Mon 16 Aug, 2010 03:23 pm
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Sentence: "Sorry, I couldn't reply to you promptly"


This is not a complete sentence. If you mean "I am sorry that I couldn't reply to you promptly" then that sentence would not have a comma. If you are using the conversational "sorry" e.g.

Q. Is this the road to London?
A. Sorry, I don't know.

then yes a comma is required.
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Mame
 
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Reply Mon 16 Aug, 2010 06:02 pm
I agree with Contrex. Sorry, but that's my answer.

In this case, "sorry" is not essential to the answer, so it could be considered an 'aside', which is usually parenthetical, ie., comma-ed, as in, "The girl, who was six foot tall, ate a sandwich."
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Mon 16 Aug, 2010 08:54 pm
Same as:
Happy to have helped you.
Sorry to have been late.
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Razer
 
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Reply Tue 17 Aug, 2010 06:01 am
Thanks everybody for your answers. Smile
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