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Question Posted Tuesday February 28 2006, 4:58 pm

Just making sure. When using a conjunction like "and" or "but" you put the comma after it correct? Say if i said "She likes eggs but, he doesn't." Was that right? Im just making sure for my report :] thank you

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muffinbutt answered Tuesday February 28 2006, 7:57 pm:
You put the comma before, as in "He likes eggs, but she doesn't." It is not necessary to have a comma at all though. It is more "proper" to have one, but if for example you were writing fiction and wanted to give the sense that a character was speaking hurriedly, then not having a comma is still punctuationally accurate as I am lead to understand it.

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DoesHeCare answered Tuesday February 28 2006, 7:54 pm:
When using a conjunction like "and" or "but" you put the comma before.

Example: "She likes eggs, but he doesn't."

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amandax33 answered Tuesday February 28 2006, 7:52 pm:
No you do not.

Ex: I was putting away the forks and, the spoons

^ That would be the wrong way

Ex: I was putting away the forks,and the spoons

^ That would be the correct way.

The comma always goes before the conjunction, not after.

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bob_sayz_it answered Tuesday February 28 2006, 7:33 pm:
no, you dont

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hco_babe answered Tuesday February 28 2006, 7:01 pm:
no it is supposed to come before the and or but. so it would look like this.

"she likes eggs, but he doesnt."

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russianspy1234 answered Tuesday February 28 2006, 6:58 pm:
No, before.

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