The comma ( , ) is a punctuation mark that appears in several variants in various languages. It has the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation mark in many typefaces, but it differs from them in being placed on the baseline of the text. Some typefaces render it as a small line, slightly curved or straight but inclined from the vertical, or with the appearance of a small, filled-in number 9.
The comma is used in many contexts and languages, mainly for separating parts of a sentence such as clauses, and items in lists, particularly when there are three or more items listed. The word comma comes from the Greek komma (κόμμα), which means a cut-off piece; specifically, in grammar, a short clause.
A comma-shaped mark is used as a diacritic in several writing systems: above the letter in Greek; below the letter in Latvian, Romanian, and Livonian, and is considered distinct from the cedilla.
The basic comma is defined in Unicode as U+002C , comma (HTML ,
), and many variants by typography or language are also defined.
A comma is a type of punctuation mark "," (44 in ASCII). The word comes from the Greek komma (κόμμα), which means something cut off or a short clause
Comma may also refer to:
In Ancient Greek rhetoric, a comma (κόμμα komma, plural κόμματα kommata) is a short clause, something less than a colon.
In the system of Aristophanes of Byzantium, commata were separated by middle interpuncts.
In antiquity, a comma was defined as a combination of words that has no more than eight syllables.
I think that I will just take a memory
A small one that I know real well, then go
What I'll take is all the happy thoughts I can recall
But I know there won't be much that I can bear to touch
So I'll just take what my mind can stand
'Cause there's not a lot that you can hold
In trembling hands
Just these last few hopeful things that we left lay
Then quickly leave before any more
Get in my way
So I'll just take what my mind can stand
'Cause there's not a lot that you can hold