W dniu 2014-07-17 06:12, Kumara Bhikkhu pisze: > Excellent answers. I'm no native speaker, but hope you don't mind me adding. > > Perhaps the only place where LT could *suggest* a comma after "for > example" is when it begins the sentence.
I think there will be also genuine cases of a missing comma whenever "for example" is followed by a noun or an adjective. Best, Marcin > > kb > > Mike Unwalla wrote thus at 02:13 AM 17-07-14: >> I agree that 'for example' does not have to be followed by a comma. >> Sometimes, 'for example' is at the end of a sentence. >> >> You can write this, for example. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mike Unwalla >> Contact: www.techscribe.co.uk/techw/contact.htm >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robin Dunn [mailto:rd...@iparadigms.com] >> Sent: 16 July 2014 17:35 >> To: development discussion for LanguageTool >> Subject: Re: help with English style rules >> >> Hi, >> >> I am a native English speaker and I agree with the answer at the >> following link which advises 'for example' does not always have to >> be followed by a comma. >> >> http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132359/any-exception-with-commas-before-and-after-for-example >> >> >> >From the link here's an example of a valid case where a comma is >> not required after 'for example': >> >> "While it is common practice to do recalibration between trials, for >> example in reading research, this is not always possible or feasible." >> >> >> I'm not aware of a complete comprehensive English grammar guide >> which is freely available online but I think >> english.stackexchange.com is an excellent resource for these kinds >> of questions. >> >> Regards >> Robin >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Daniel Naber >> <daniel.na...@languagetool.org> wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> someone suggests that "for example" should always be followed by a >> comma: >> https://github.com/languagetool-org/languagetool/issues/136 >> >> My question to the English native speakers: >> >> 1.) Do you agree with this? >> >> 2.) Is there an established style guide that we can use as >> a reference >> for questions like these? If possible, it should be available on the >> internet for free, and it should also be comprehensive >> enough to answer >> most questions. >> >> Regards >> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and >> search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck >> Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code >> search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds >> _______________________________________________ >> Languagetool-devel mailing list >> Languagetool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/languagetool-devel > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and > search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck > Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code > search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds > _______________________________________________ > Languagetool-devel mailing list > Languagetool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/languagetool-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ Languagetool-devel mailing list Languagetool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/languagetool-devel
