• Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You still need the comma before Okta to be grammatically correct.

    More correct would be to just use multiple sentences.

    “No, Okta. It was senior management, not an errant employee, that caused you to get hacked.

    • Otter@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      That makes sense! I sometimes leave out commas that are probably necessary but feel excessive. I should just work on rephrasing things in a way such that commas aren’t necessary to begin with

      • LittleHermiT@lemmus.org
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        1 year ago

        Commas, although sometimes omitted, should be used, and used often, as a means to clarify, and especially improve, long-winded statements, such as this one.

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      1 year ago

      You could use a semicolon rather than a fullstop as well:

      “No, Okta; it was senior management, not an errant employee, that caused you to get hacked.”

      That may help elucidate the meaning better while maintaining a single sentence, as is par for the course with headlines.