Okay, have to amend my previous post, because I've just spent the afternoon reading a novel by one of my favourite authors and the amount of times I've had to pause, frown, and try and figure out what the sentence meant because there were no commas in it and the first four times it made no sense...well, if I had a penny...
Still can't wholly claim that it irritated me, but they were very confusing before the 'aha' moment and did jerk me out of the story several times before I figured them out. :rolleyes:
It was kind of like one of those puzzles where it looks like a confusing jumble and then suddenly it all comes together in a totally different way and you see the picture.
So, whereas it's still not a huge issue for me, I've come to a greater appreciation of the humble comma today, at least. <g>
LabRat
