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New York Times 8Alcuin 9
Let them distinguish the proper sense by colons and commas, and let them see the points each one in its due place, and let not him who reads the words to them either read falsely or pause suddenly.
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Alcuin
(monk, 8th century, establishing the laws of grammar for scribes of the Holy Roman empire. "
Postal Scanners Can Parry Commas' Blows, After All
" by John Tierney"
New York Times
6/10/91, p1.)
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