[Forum] RE: Comma with "yet" phrases

[quote='cheech1981' pid='7562' dateline='1353301646'] Although I'm not certain, to me it seems like this is a case of coordinate adjectives. CMOS [url=http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch05/ch05_sec090.html]5.90[/url] only uses the example of "and," but I think the idea that we can apply here

[Forum] RE: commas with 'great' (abstract query)

Hi Pixna and RGJaxon, I searched for a post about this topic, and yes, "great big" [plus noun] fails both of those test—you can't really reverse them and you can't put "and" between them. But yet... why (or why not)? Great means "big" in this case, right?, so they should be coordinate adjectives. I

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

The one example Garner gives in that section does contain two independent clauses. I gather from his text though that occasionally, a sentence could use a semicolon instead of a comma in a sentence without two equally complete independent clauses. However, the discussion here has been about what C

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

Bless you all. Em-dashes it is. I suspect it was vague memories of Victorian-era lit that were tripping me up and making me second guess. Things like these, from Dickens: [color=#0000CD]It was impossible for me to avoid seeing that she cared to attract me; that she made herself winning; and wo

[Forum] RE: commas for coordinate adjectives

If "long-time" modifies "close," then I wouldn't use a comma; in that instance it would mean they've been close for a long time. But if "long-time" means they've been friends for a long while [i]and[/i] they've been close, I'd include the comma. The latter is the more usual interpretation.

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

Garner says, "Fourth, the semicolon sometimes appears simply to give weightier pause than a comma would." Full stop. The example given is not meant to demonstrate the only possible interpretation. The examples from CMOS, including the answer to the Q&A, do not prohibit Garner's fourth usage eithe

[Forum] Coordinate Adjective

Is that comma required between “cute” and “little” below? I say no. [i]When you catch a glimpse of the cute, little puppy, you are immediately torn as to what to do. When you catch a glimpse of cute, little Fido, you are immediately torn as to what to do.[/i] Thank you.

[Forum] RE: order of adjectives and commas

I'm not at all familiar with either of these "rules." The first one is logical, and from that perspective, I agree with it and will probably use it in the future. The second "rule" I also haven't heard of and it's not something mentioned in CMOS. For guidelines regarding serial adjectives and com

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

Bless you all. Em-dashes it is. I suspect it was vague memories of Victorian-era lit that were tripping me up and making me second guess. Things like these, from Dickens: [color=#0000CD]It was impossible for me to avoid seeing that she cared to attract me; that she made herself winning; and wo

[Forum] RE: Semicolon, coordinate elements?

Sorry if I wasn't clear, but my last post was agreeing with you, both on the "CMOS does not support such use," and that 6.57 didn't apply—not only because of the words "that" and "to," but also because my examples didn't concern independent clauses. If you consider a series to be three or more, t