9 Jul
2010
9 Jul
'10
12:35 p.m.
On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:14:31 +0200, you wrote:
One of the "nice" things about English is that there is often never an "always." See http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ie-eg-oh-my.aspx for a discussion.
Well, that page pretty much confirms what I said. In AMERICAN English, they're always followed by commas. The two sources mentioned on that page that suggest omitting the commas (Fowler's and Oxrford) are both based on UK English. -Steve