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David¹²¹⁷ 00:53, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Attributive vs appositive phrases

You're adding commas where they are not necessary (and indeed intrusive). Commas are typically used around phrases that are added parenthetically to provide more information: "I called for a plumber, and in the middle of the afternoon a big guy, Joe Blow, showed up on my doorstep." In this case the important item in the second clause is "a big guy", and "Joe Blow" is added in apposition. But in attributive cases the commas should not be used: "The plumber Joe Blow is a good guy to call." Here the focus is specifically on Joe Blow, which is not in apposition. Rather, "the plumber" is attributive.

Added: The distinction is not always clear-cut. A case could be made for "the Elven-king, Gil-galad, ...", depending on where the intended emphasis lies. But in this case the Elven-king is always Gil-galad; there is no need to parenthetically add which one you're talking about. The commas are not needed for clarity, so there's no point in including them. -- Elphion (talk) 14:13, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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