Re: Question regarding use of comma
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Thank you, Tony. I really appreciate your input.
Regards Therina van der Westhuizen
“of” usually resolves this spot of bother. ? ? That is what I am inclined to do as well. Would this work? ... the employee's, Mr Maegala, dismissal?was ruled substantively unfair No, it wouldn’t. Say: the dismissal of Mr Maegala, the employee, or: the dismissal of the employee (Mr Maegala) was … or: dismissal of Mr Maegela (the employee), or use commas instead pf brackets. ? Which relates to my question in the second instance too. The Department of Water and Sanitation's (DWS) decision to ... Same story. Say: the decision of… instead. ? Can you add information after the apostrophe s indicating possession, either in brackets or commas, before the thing possessed (if that makes any sense). Or is it always?better to rephrase and use "of"? Depends on what you call information. In “the case of Mr Maegele’s (the employee’s) dismissal” or “the employee’s (Mr Magaele’s) dismissal” or “the employee’s, i.e. Mr Magaele’s, dismissal” what follows after the brackets is information, in my view. ? Therina van der Westhuizen ? ? I would say “ ... the dismissal of the employee, Mr Maegala, was ruled....” On Thu, 18 Apr 2024, 11:33 Therina Van der Westhuizen via , <therinavanderwesthuizen24=[email protected]> wrote: I am unsure about how to use the comma in the following?instance: ...?the employee, Mr Maegala’s dismissal was ruled substantively unfair ...?the employee, Mr Maegala’s, dismissal was ruled substantively unfair Should it?be the first or the second? I also wonder about cases where abbreviations are included in brackets, for example: The Department of Water and Sanitation's (DWS) decision to ... Or should it be rephrased to: The decision by the?Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to ... Would love to hear your thoughts. Therina van der Westhuizen
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