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Since races are often blue-linked next to individuals of that species, it's very important to include a comma between the race and the individual to tell the reader that the race name is not a title, or that the whole thing, "[[Qetesh]] [[Ruby White]]", isn't a single, triple-named entity. Remember, you, as an editor on a ''Doctor Who'' wiki, might not even blink at the lack of a comma, because you know what a Qetesh is and who Ruby White is. However, the casual reader, or even the ''Doctor Who'' fan who simply has never seen ''SJA'', probably won't parse those three words correctly without a comma. | Since races are often blue-linked next to individuals of that species, it's very important to include a comma between the race and the individual to tell the reader that the race name is not a title, or that the whole thing, "[[Qetesh]] [[Ruby White]]", isn't a single, triple-named entity. Remember, you, as an editor on a ''Doctor Who'' wiki, might not even blink at the lack of a comma, because you know what a Qetesh is and who Ruby White is. However, the casual reader, or even the ''Doctor Who'' fan who simply has never seen ''SJA'', probably won't parse those three words correctly without a comma. | ||
Here are some other '''correct''' examples of comma usage of this case: | |||
:[[Martha Jones]] loved the film, ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's]]''. | |||
:The [[eighth Doctor]] wasn't a fan of the television series, ''[[Babylon 5]]''. | |||
:The [[third Doctor]] once placated the great beast, [[Aggedor]], with a lullaby. | |||
:[[Ben Jackson]] was a seaman on the haval vessel, [[HMS Teazer|HMS ''Teazer'']]. | |||
:Though long-credited as [[story editor]], the only on-screen ''writing'' credit for [[Donald Tosh]] was for the fourth episode of ''[[The Massacre]]'', "Bell of Doom". | |||
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Commas separate items in lists, as in the sentence: "The Doctor has a recorder, a frilly shirt, a scarf and a bowtie." Note that a comma before the conjunction, and, is optional, but generally avoided. It's thus correct, but somewhat antiquated, to say, "The Doctor has a recorder, a frilly shirt, a scarf, and a bowtie." | Commas separate items in lists, as in the sentence: "The Doctor has a recorder, a frilly shirt, a scarf and a bowtie." Note that a comma before the conjunction, and, is optional, but generally avoided. It's thus correct, but somewhat antiquated, to say, "The Doctor has a recorder, a frilly shirt, a scarf, and a bowtie." | ||
