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- How to use namely correctly - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Namely substitutes for "that is" The way you have written it makes it look like you are thinking of it as modifying the verb arises, which is incorrect These are two separate thoughts, and namely introduces the second one From the first two questions, a third one arises Namely, does higher income lead to more happiness? Or some version thereof
- Common usage of namely - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Namely gives specificity, particularly when naming the participants in a preceding general clause It is an element of style used to add colour to a paragraph The statement can often be reworded to remove "namely", without changing the meaning of the sentence but while losing the stylistic effect, as in the following example Some student representatives disagreed, namely those from
- Punctuation around the word namely - English Language Usage Stack . . .
It seems somehow tricky to apply the right punctuation when it comes to the word namely I got the following advice: Search globally for "namely", and add a comma after it, as well as a comma, a
- abbreviations - Differences between e. g. , viz. and i. e - English . . .
sc scilicet - namely (see viz) In contradistinction to i e and e g , viz is used to indicate a detailed description of something stated before, and when it precedes a list of group members, it implies (near) completeness
- Can I use em dashes around namely, [. . . ]
The reason why I want to use em dashes is because I feel like there would just be too many commas if I used commas instead: While it did cause certain severe reactions in the audience , namely, anger, emotions are not the true purpose of ^ (Especially if I were to use more commas near the end of the sentence)
- Correct usage of viz. ? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Since these both showed dramatic tapering off as we approach modern times, I compared "viz" to two suitable replacements, viz "namely" and "specifically" I would suggest using a more modern term in place of viz
- punctuation - When should viz. be followed by a comma? - English . . .
viz videlicet (namely) (not ital , comma before), but use namely But The Chicago Manual of Style, fifteenth Edition (2003) endorses the opposite approach in a section titled " THAT IS, NAMELY, FOR EXAMPLE, OR, AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS": 6 44 Commas customary Expressions of the that is type are usually followed by a comma
- Should I always use a comma after e. g. or i. e. ?
The comma is sometimes omitted after thus, hence, namely, and the abbreviations e g and i e For instance or for example used after the illustrative phrase may need no comma before it Clearness may require setting off the illustration or explanation, together with the introducing phrase, by dashes or parentheses
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