tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post6029817797228363954..comments2023-04-07T02:47:51.081-10:00Comments on Edit Hawai‘i: By-the-byPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-41947180696850705202007-03-06T20:38:00.000-10:002007-03-06T20:38:00.000-10:00Sorry, I should have said it is not OK to insert t...Sorry, I should have said it is not OK to insert the comma after <I>report.</I>Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-46261412470529049612007-03-06T11:47:00.000-10:002007-03-06T11:47:00.000-10:00I don't think the second by is necessary, but it i...I don't think the second <I>by</I> is necessary, but it is not wrong either. Think of the sentence in these ways:<BR/><BR/><I>You may earn extra credit either by writing a report or by submitting a completed reading list.<BR/><BR/>You may earn extra credit by either writing a report or submitting a completed reading list.</I><BR/><BR/>And no, it is not OK to insert the comma after <I>or.</I> If you insert it, you're separating one half of the clause from the other half.<BR/><BR/>I would say "have this"; if that sounds funny, you can say, "I notice some writers do this." :)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.com