From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcommacom‧ma /ˈkɒmə $ ˈkɑːmə/ ●●○ noun [countable] SLAthe mark (, ) used in writing to show a short pause or to separate things in a list → inverted comma, punctuation mark
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comma• The 2 parameters should be separated by a comma or a hyphen.• A hyphen is an acceptable alternative to a comma.• A semicolon following a prompt string is an acceptable alternative to a comma.• Unfortunately, most businesspeople go one of two ways-they either avoid commas completely or saturate every line.• The next question is whether to use a colon, comma, or dash after the salutation.• Now there is no more loneliness comma.• Delete any extra spaces between the number and the comma. 11.• I also saw two comma butterflies.Origin comma (1500-1600) Latin “part of a sentence”, from Greek komma “part, clause”, from koptein “to cut” 