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Mon 21 Nov, 2016 08:17 am
The author now lives in Sacramento, California, USA(,) with her husband, two dogs and three cats.
Is the comma needed after "USA"?
Thanks.
@tanguatlay,
It's not needed, probably because of a current trend away from its use where unnecessary
As for absolute grammar, let's hear fromWB, Con, Fil, Razz....
Yes, it stays.
Just Google: how to write cities and countries.
Punkey's right. You need the comma.
@tanguatlay,
Tho tang with no offense to the other experts, Ive noted thousands of instances where, in my youth, there would have been a comma. Perhaps its omission is doubtful on certain technical grounds, but it's the trend today
@dalehileman,
I don't agree. The comma must be there.
@Roberta,
Roberta is a long time book editor/proofreader for a major publishing firm. Consider listening to her point of view on grammar (and other matters).
Adds - she sounds like a normal everyday relaxed New Yorker on a2k, but she knows her beeswax.
@ossobucotemp,
Quote:Consider listening to her point of view
Thanks Oss I'll try to remember that
However I've been at it some 83 years, and I'd still not find the comma necessary. I'd need a link showing how its omission changes meaning
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