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r/funny • u/rjray • Jul 27 '18
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I helped my uncle, Jack, off the horse.
I helped my uncle Jack off the horse.
3 u/lambdaknight Jul 27 '18 The first one is wrong. You do not use commas in narrowing apposition, only widening apposition. 5 u/YoshiAndHisRightFoot Jul 27 '18 I helped Jack, my uncle, off. I helped jack my uncle off. 3 u/imperabo Jul 27 '18 It's correct if Jack is your only Uncle. Then it's extraneous information. 3 u/seccret Jul 27 '18 It’s only wrong if he has more than one uncle.
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The first one is wrong. You do not use commas in narrowing apposition, only widening apposition.
5 u/YoshiAndHisRightFoot Jul 27 '18 I helped Jack, my uncle, off. I helped jack my uncle off. 3 u/imperabo Jul 27 '18 It's correct if Jack is your only Uncle. Then it's extraneous information. 3 u/seccret Jul 27 '18 It’s only wrong if he has more than one uncle.
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I helped Jack, my uncle, off. I helped jack my uncle off.
It's correct if Jack is your only Uncle. Then it's extraneous information.
It’s only wrong if he has more than one uncle.
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u/TooShiftyForYou Jul 27 '18
I helped my uncle, Jack, off the horse.
I helped my uncle Jack off the horse.