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Commas: fascinating facts (and a Stop Press)

Fascinating comma fact 1 A comma is not just a punctuation mark, it’s also a type of butterfly, so-named because of the white comma-shaped marking on the underside of its wing (you can just about see it in the photo). UK Butterflies (which provides more detailed photos) describes the Comma as looking like a “tatty …

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Posted byMarian Dougan20 August 20108 July 2014Posted inEnglish, Italian, LanguageTags: butterflies, Chicago Manual of Style, commas, English, etymology, grammar, Italian, Language, punctuationLeave a comment on Commas: fascinating facts (and a Stop Press)

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