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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Comma, but...

Whenever you have a "but" in a sentence, you should precede it with a comma.

Incorrect:

The cat jumped but didn't make the top of the bookcase.

Correct:

The cat jumped, but didn't make the top of the bookcase.