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Wed 16 Jan, 2019 11:13 pm
"Singaporeans(') young and old(') expressed hope that the memorial will help current and future generations to cherish and live by such values and ideals. Most importantly, the Memorial will tell the extraordinary story of Singapore, written by ordinary Singaporeans.”
Would it be incorrect if commas were inserted as shown in brackets above? And do both sentences have the same meaning?
Thanks.
I'd say the extra commas are unnecessary and make the sentence needlessly ponderous. It just flows better without the extra commas.
I'm not sure if they violate any grammar rules however.
You can:
Put it at the beginning - “Young and old Singaporeans . ..”
Delete it
Leave it in
Change it to “All Singaporeans ...”
It all depends on how important “young and old” is to you.
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