Comma that name!

[brec]

As previously noted, commas, are, proliferating. But especially comma now is their use to set off names. E.g., "Apple's leader, Steve Jobs, announced to his employees in 2004 ..." Why? I don't know.

P.S. "Steve Jobs, Apple's leader, announced..." would be a traditional use of commas to set off a non-essential adjectival phrase.

Comments

[hgfalling]

Are you claiming that there are people on Earth who don't know who Apple's leader is? Then it's a non-essential phrase, right? :P

[gunga_galunga]

If you really want to maximize commas, shouldn't that be, "Apple's leader, Jobs, Steve, announced..."?

[gunga_galunga]

And since I never know, should my question mark be inside or outside of the quotation mark?

[adbjupe]

According to the jargon file, outside. (I wonder about my comma here. You are in IT and have the geek gene. Thus, the jargon file applies.

[chloepear]

But especially comma now...

Ha!

Loosely related: While at the USPS website, trying to create an account, I discovered that their options for password hints include this gem: "In what city were you born in?"

[kasuvaux]

Very intereresting reading. thx