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Eddie Kal

00:40

Oh I just saw your answer. You did mention that idiom.

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AIQ

01:58

I am not usually bothered by stuff here, but absolute statements piss me off.

I am surprised no one is saying anything on that answer.

Just because something happens often does not mean that is a rule and we apply it to even situations where we don't need it. Overkill! I remember ColleenV educating me on the use of "commas" when it comes to coordinating conjunction. So where is the support now? Here is one of my old answers where I used authoritative sources - they say that the comma may be omitted if clauses are short and closely related. There are several answers by others in ELL and ELU that says the same thing ...

A: Commas with "so"

First of all, I don't think this is a matter of "so" at all. It is essentially the issue of commas with coordinating conjunctions: FANBOYS. Yes, when two independent clauses are connected with a conjunction, a comma is often used. This is not a strict rule, but a general guideline (note how I us...

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Eddie Kal

05:29

@AIQ You are absolutely right. And citing style guides is the best way to settle this. Kudos!

That answer made some sweeping statements that are not necessarily true

C.F.G

05:54

HI guys. I have a question but I don't know which forum should I ask it.

my question is: Why is "Galois" English form of "Galwa"?

Eddie Kal

06:14

@C.F.G What do you mean?

Évariste Galois?

Where does Galwa come from?

C.F.G

(/ɡælˈwɑː/;[1] French: [evaʁist ɡalwa]; 25 October 1811 – 31 May 1832)

I thought that English form of person's names are exactly same as its pronunciation or at least its original-language form.

Eddie Kal

07:09

@C.F.G Um... no. Why wouldn't people just take the name and put it in English as is? Both languages are based on very similar alphabets

Almost identical

C.F.G

07:30

@EddieKal So in French, They pronounce "Galwa" but write it down "Galois"? Do you have another similar example?

@EddieKal It is a bit strange for me. it is acceptable somehow that "o" pronounce as "w" but the rest "is" is same as "a" ?!!

M.A.R.

08:04

@C.F.G In English they say "hyperbully" and write it as "hyperbole"

"A-Rye" → Awry

C.F.G

08:37

@M.A.R. But in your example, pronunciations are very close to its text. "ole" is similar to "ully". I can convince myself for these examples.

Stack-exchange is a bit confusing forum for such questions. I don't know which SE should I choose to ask similar questions. Is it about math or history of science or English language!! What we should do in similar situations or none!?

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