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Stan Carey on Hello, vocative commaIt's definitely worth being alert to that possibility, as I note in the post. In practice the likelihood of ambiguity is…
I have the hots for Britt Ekland on Hello, vocative commaI've read that it's best to use the vocative comma to avoid ambiguity. If you say "Let's eat, grandma", you don't want i…
Stan Carey on Hello, vocative commaFair point, Beverley. The use of 'O' in direct address could be said to mark the vocative, but referring to a vocative c…
Stan Carey on Criticizing -ize and -iseSarah: Surprize has become something of a historical curiosity. Merriam-Webster does include it as an uncommon variant,…
Beverley Charles Rowe on Hello, vocative commaSmall quibble on your very interesting text: is it meaningful to talk about a vocative case in English?. We have a genit…