I have asked several people and everyone thus far vehemently rejected #2.
Variant #2: "I spoke with the team, and, while not everyone was in agreement, a consensus was reached."
Dmitri wrote:Hello all y'all literary nerds-turned-martial artists; I've got a question.
Variant #1: "I spoke with the team, and while not everyone was in agreement, a consensus was reached."
Variant #2: "I spoke with the team, and, while not everyone was in agreement, a consensus was reached."
To me both are equally valid, and[,] while #2 reads a bit heavier, it is IMO completely legitimate grammatically, if the author feels like the extra emphasis/pause is warranted for whatever reason(s).
I have asked several people and everyone thus far vehemently rejected #2.
What is your opinion, and why? (I.e. please substantiate your opinion if you can, especially if you think that there's nothing wrong with #2.)
TIA!
Tom Tillison on December 21, 2015 wrote:And while not everyone was in agreement, most Trump supporters were convinced.
And while not everyone was in agreement, most Trump supporters were convinced.
In English, punctuation is less choice, more rules (e.g. you "have" to have a comma here).
Ending a case that electrified punctuation pedants, grammar goons and comma connoisseurs, Oakhurst Dairy settled an overtime dispute with its drivers that hinged entirely on the lack of an Oxford comma in state law.
wayne hansen wrote:ITS,THE,INTER,NET
I cannot for the life of me recall if it was Strunk and White or my 10th grade English teacher but I remember being told sometime in the past not to link clauses with 'and' in written communication thus I would go with:
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