On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Michael Warner wrote:

>                 3.  Enclose parenthetic expressions between
>                 commmas.
> 
>                         [...]
> 
>         The abbreviations "etc.", "i.e.", and "e.g.", the
>         abbreviations for academic degrees, and titles that
>         follow a name are parenthetic and should be punctuated
>         accordingly.

Well, if the authorities, i.e., Strunk, etc., say that, then I guess
I have to accept it.

Strange language, this; it's 60% just Latin with a funny pronounciation
anyway...

   Klaus

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