They say that the emergence of text messaging is killing off commas, colons and apostrophes.

他们说短信的出现扼杀了逗号、冒号和省略号。

You can also just write the person's name plus a comma.

也可以只写下人名再加上个逗号。

It looks like a comma crossed with a period.

它的样貌结合逗号与句号。

They don't walk like ordinary dogs, but leap and somersault like an apostrophe and comma.

它们不是像平常的狗那么走路，而是一蹦一跳，翻着筋斗前进，像一个撇号和一个逗号。

For years, linguists, grammar nerds, and pedants have battled over the Oxford comma.

多年，语学家、语法怪才和学究们一直在为牛津逗号争论不休。

No comma, there is no comma before also at the end of a sentence.

没有逗号，句尾的also前没有逗号。

If you miss a comma you can actually look for that comma for two weeks.

如果漏掉了一个逗号，可能会用两周的时间寻找这个逗号。

Be sure to put a comma after your closing.

务必在的结束语后面加上一个逗号。

You should never use a comma to connect two independent clauses.

不应该用逗号连接两个独立分句。

In a personal letter, add a comma after the greeting.

在私人信件中，在问候语后加上逗号。

One thing to notice is that pause where the comma is.

要注意的一个点是逗号所在的位置。

Some of the most popular questions, Jovin says, are about commas.

乔文指出，其中最受欢迎的问题是关于逗号的。

Whatever your version of the bike shed is-coffee machines, Oxford commas-bring it up early.

无论对自行车棚的看法是什么--关于咖啡机也好，关于牛津逗号也好--尽早把它提出。

And again here, you don't have necessarily write the comma for 45000 or 1200.

这里不用给45000或1200加逗号。

These were eventually called the comma, colon, and periodos.

这些最终被称为逗号、冒号和句号。

If your sentence has too many commas, it might confuse the reader.

如果的句子逗号太多，可能会使读者感到困惑。

The Oxford Comma... It clogs up writing!

牛津逗号......它妨碍了写作！

If it's at the end of a sentence, it is not preceded by a comma.

如果它在句尾，那么它的前面不能是逗号。

Everything within the sentence until there is a comma or phrase or a clause.

句子中的所有内容都挤在了一起，直到有逗号，短语或从句。

We're using a comma there, because the " If clause" comes first.

我们在那里使用逗号，因为 if 子句先出现。