The problem is that no one could be bothered trying to prove this bint wrong. Well, nearly no one.
http://grammargrinch.blogspot.com/2008/11/appositives.html
"Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, came to Congress as a single man, but fell in love with a Senate professional staff member, Julia Hart, on a Congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan in 2002.
The comma after "man" splits a compound verb."
Strunk & White Rule 4 - Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause.
"When the subject is the same for both clauses and is expressed only once, a comma is useful if the connective is but ....
I have heard the arguments, but am still unconvinced."
You're always quoting Strunk & White, Vinegartits. Quote it now.
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