nadir wrote:It bugs me that i am never sure where to put a comma. btw.
I haven't been aware of your commas. I see them frequently on slashdot when they're in the wrong places. You must be doing something right.
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nadir wrote:It bugs me that i am never sure where to put a comma. btw.
If someone is really interested, i can try to describe
I just installed it, the debian operating system, on my new computer.
fsmithred wrote:Something like this might be correct in French. I don't think it is in English. Leave out the "it" and both commas.I just installed it, the debian operating system, on my new computer.
nadir wrote:Oh, i think one would do it like this:
"I just installed the Debian operating system.
I installed it on my computer.
"
But, like said, that is not the German way to do it. To us that sounds childish (or naive).
I am serious btw. Even if i make a couple of jokes. I don't know it (not in German, not in English), it bugs me a lot and German is in general very different (long is good, confusing is good; short, plain and clear is bad. Well: as far i can tell).
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