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   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   Hi, Dallas!  Recently you wrote in a message to Gleb Hlebov:   
      
   GH> p.s.:   
   GH> How are you Dallas?  -- or   
   GH> How are you, Dallas?   
      
   GH> Comma or none?   
      
   DH> Oh yes, the comma is needed, imo. Otherwise the first example could   
   DH> be read as: How! Are you Dallas?   
   DH> :-)   
      
             Or Gleb might be unaware that there are two different people with   
   the same surname posting from different node numbers in +/- the same area.   
      
             From a grammatical standpoint I presume what he needs to know is   
   that in English the comma is used with the vocative... e.g.   
      
                Honey, we need to talk about our relationship.   
      
                I said as much, you twit, the last time you asked.   
      
                I will be yours forever, Gerald (or Geraldine).   
      
      
   My initial reaction was that he had not expected to hear from you too....  :-))   
      
      
      
      
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