Would you prefer a low, six-figure salary or a low six-figure salary? With the comma, there are two independent modifiers for the salary; it’s six figures and by the speaker’s standards, it’s low. Without the comma, it’s simply less than $500,000. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Commas With Modifiers”
I saw a tweet the other day that demonstrates the importance of a comma.
Take, for example, the phrase, a low six-figure salary.
A low comma six-figure salary or a low six-figure salary.
Very good.
What a difference a comma makes, right?
