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Please help me!

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Loqueris · 08/09/2009 16:43

  1. "We offer a complete, bespoke service."

The , shouldn't be there, should it?

  1. Also, should a comma be used after "and" under any circumstances, ever?
  1. "Whilst we X, you can get on with Y" - should that be while, rather than whilst?

Thanks very much in advance

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 08/09/2009 16:49
  1. I think it's OK, it kind of adds drama. But it's not necessary.
  1. Yes, if you're putting in a sub-clause. "We did this and, while waiting for the kettle to boil, carried on chatting."
  1. Not sure. I think "We will do this, whilst you do that" would work, but the "whilst" should attach to "you", not "we"
Pyrocanthus · 08/09/2009 21:43
  1. I think the service is complete and bespoke rather than completely bespoke? I think it's OK, but my brain is going to fall out if I think about it too long.

  2. There is something called an Oxford comma, which may be used after 'and' in an emergency to avoid confusion in this sort of instance: 'I'd like fish and chips, and bread and butter', where 'fish and chips' belong together, so do 'bread and butter', but you're going to eat them both. All. Not everybody approves of it though.

3)I think they're interchangeable here.

Loqueris · 09/09/2009 09:33

Thanks very much

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