I use commas mostly as I'd use them in Portuguese...
Although, I'm aware that, in english, you use commas when enumerating things, while we portuguese don't do that.... the 'and' is enough.
Apart from that, I just tend to put commas everywhere they seem appropriate.
Also, in portuguese, it is common to have long sentences. These require a lot of commas to help separate the bits and pieces. In english, smaller sentences are encouraged, leading you to resort to the dot more. I guess that's why I use a lot of ellipsis... I could have written this in just one long sentence which you guys would find tiring, but I'd be completely comfortable with.
Rulez: NEVER put a comma between the noun and the verb parts of a sentence. e.g.: The world, is going crazy.
Always put a comma before a 'but' or a 'because'. (this one isn't really followed to the letter in english)
Use them to separate parts of the sentence which you could attach somewhere else in the sentence: e.g.: "As I was walking down the street, a car honked at me" <=> "A car honked at me as I was walking down the street"
Use commas to separate small descriptive bits pertaining to temporal or positional details. e.g., "Yesterday, I had cake.", "In Portugal, the weather is nice."
Although, I'm aware that, in english, you use commas when enumerating things, while we portuguese don't do that.... the 'and' is enough.
Apart from that, I just tend to put commas everywhere they seem appropriate.
Also, in portuguese, it is common to have long sentences. These require a lot of commas to help separate the bits and pieces. In english, smaller sentences are encouraged, leading you to resort to the dot more. I guess that's why I use a lot of ellipsis... I could have written this in just one long sentence which you guys would find tiring, but I'd be completely comfortable with.
Rulez: NEVER put a comma between the noun and the verb parts of a sentence. e.g.: The world, is going crazy.
Always put a comma before a 'but' or a 'because'. (this one isn't really followed to the letter in english)
Use them to separate parts of the sentence which you could attach somewhere else in the sentence: e.g.: "As I was walking down the street, a car honked at me" <=> "A car honked at me as I was walking down the street"
Use commas to separate small descriptive bits pertaining to temporal or positional details. e.g., "Yesterday, I had cake.", "In Portugal, the weather is nice."
