Comment #3 on issue 16 by [email protected]: [PATCH] Missing comma in
usr_10.txt
http://code.google.com/p/vim/issues/detail?id=16
Style guides for English generally recommend using commas for introductory
phrases of more than four or five words. Because "in chapter 4" is only
three words, it's okay to omit it. Four or five is a general rule of
thumb, not an absolute.
Your search returned many results about "Chapter X" bankruptcy (where X = 7
or 11 or 13). Perhaps a better example search is:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22in+chapter+%2A+we%22 (more likely to be
found in prose)
It's split fairly evenly on the first couple results pages between using
the comma or not.
Other references:
Yahoo! Style Guide:
http://styleguide.yahoo.com/editing/punctuate-proficiently/commas (ยง
Setting off introductory elements - uses 4+ as the rule of thumb).
The Economist Style Guide:
http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/index.cfm?page=805695 (comma
not necessary after a short phrase at the start)
Many more at:
http://www.google.com/search?q=style+guide+comma+introductory+phrase
Several of the top results in that search point out that short introductory
phrases often require a judgment call.
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