Stephen wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:31 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
> wrote:
> 
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> should be written as: "The rest of it, is not difficult." 
>> Not in American English. Putting a comma there is incorrect, as it's 
>> separating two halves of one sentence. I understand British English is 
>> more relaxed about where commas go.
> 
> I was taught that a comma can be used to show a slight pause in a
> sentence and/or to clarify the intended meaning.

And where did you learn this? I got my instruction from a British 
immigrant teaching English classes, who was surprised that American 
grammar had different (and generally more strict) rules, which she had 
to explicitly learn before they'd let her teach. Like I said, different 
areas have different rules, which usually only the professionals learn 
strictly.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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    before putting them in the washing machine.

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