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No, and neither do I love it when someone TRIES to hold me emotionally responsible for THEIR CHOICES. Dear, oh, dear. Trys, indeed.
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Linda Joy
Dear, oh dear, I'm certain you've never made a mistake have you? Oh no! Wait! YOU DID MAKE A MISTAKE, DEAR! "Commas Q. An editor just changed all of my nervous characterβs βOh, dearβ comments to βOh dearβ without the comma. Which is correct? A. CMOS 6.35 has this to say: βA comma usually follows an exclamatory oh or ah unless it is followed by an exclamation mark (or dash) or forms part of a phrase (e.g., βoh boy,β βah yesβ).β Since your characterβs βOh dearsβ fall into the exception category (an exclamation or part of a phrase), your editor was right to delete the commas." https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Commas/faq0064.html ***************** "Dear, oh, dear." INDEED!
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