Hey Empress, You do know about the CWE and WritePoint, right? While I love the Buffista editing services, for late night, just wanna get it done, or even "gosh, which way might the teacher check it" type answers, WritePoint is fast and easy.
Gunn: You ready? Fred: Is no an acceptable answer?
'Lineage'
Spike's Bitches 30: Going on Thirteen
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SuziQ - Jun 07, 2006 5:35:44 am PDT #8254 of 10002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Topic!Cindy - Jun 07, 2006 5:45:52 am PDT #8255 of 10002
What is even happening?
Deleting all the commas in that sentence, while grammatically acceptable, results in one long-ass sentence with no pauses whatsoever. Here at Iron-Fist Editing, LLC, we would delete *only* the last comma (found after the word "skills"). We feel it makes the sentence read much better, by throwing in a visual pause for the reader to catch a breath.
The sentence in question:
Knowing exactly what the company does, and familiarizing yourself with their services and products, will give you the opportunity to emphasize your skills, and illustrate how hiring you would be beneficial to them.
Here, at PCAA*, we support the original rendering, with all of the lovely commas left, as is. We would accept, with less pleasure, a second, less en-commaed approach, deleting all commas, save the second (between products and will).
*Procrastinating Comma Abusers Anonymous
Jessica - Jun 07, 2006 5:49:47 am PDT #8256 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
No, Tep's right -- the phrase "and familiarizing yourself with their services and products" requires either two commas (one at either end), or none at all.
Steph L. - Jun 07, 2006 5:51:01 am PDT #8257 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
We would accept, with less pleasure, a second, less en-commaed approach, deleting all commas, save the second (between products and will).
Oh, my dearest Cindy. That option doesn't make grammatical sense. Why pause there and only there? For the second comma to be left in, the first comma must also be left in.
t edit Heh. Totally unsurprising comma x-post.
Amy - Jun 07, 2006 5:52:14 am PDT #8258 of 10002
Because books.
Why pause there and only there? For the second comma to be left in, the first comma must also be left in.
I want IronFist Editing to copyedit all of my books. And posts. And other stuff.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 07, 2006 5:55:33 am PDT #8259 of 10002
What is even happening?
I, LIKE, to abuse, the comma.
I'm going to go make an anonymous hate LJ, right now.
SailAweigh - Jun 07, 2006 5:57:27 am PDT #8260 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
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Abuse this, Cindy!
brenda m - Jun 07, 2006 6:00:37 am PDT #8261 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I must concur with La Tep.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 07, 2006 6:04:30 am PDT #8262 of 10002
What is even happening?
Now I'm going to friend you all with my COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS LJ hate-devoted account.
Steph L. - Jun 07, 2006 6:06:08 am PDT #8263 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm going to go make an anonymous hate LJ, right now.
::weeps::
::weeps for all the abused commas::
::wonders what Cindy will name the "anonymous" hate LJ::