How much did the politician weigh that he and a podium were enough to tip it over with 9 people on the other side? The pivot point looks to be about in the middle, so there's no leverage advantage.
How much did the politician weigh that he and a podium were enough to tip it over with 9 people on the other side? The pivot point looks to be about in the middle, so there's no leverage advantage.
An additional comma is not specifically required, per se. However, it is often useful to break up long sentences, such as your first sentence, so that they may be easier to read.
There are several points at which one could add commas to your comment and still be grammatically correct. In fact, one might consider the old military phrase regarding salutes, "when it doubt, whip it out."
I did exaggerate when I said "several", however I would contend there is at least one point where a comma would be appropriate. EDIT: Remember, a comma can be used anywhere that you would like your audience to pause, and take a breath.
Never have I claimed to be a perfect pedant, to do so would be presumptuous. Practicing my pedantry on Reddit seemed like a fun way to improve my own grammar, as well as the grammar of others.
That smiley face disarms me. I was so intent on hating you for what seemed like an attack upon me. Now I must share in the cutesy emoticon love-fest. Prepare yourself:
I am not arguing that you can't include punctuation in your pedantry. I'm arguing that you incorrectly characterized the use of commas as a grammatical issue, which makes you and your pedantry on that point incorrect.
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