hello (good morning), everyone or hello (good morning) everyone

[igor1989]

Hi,
Which is the correct form:
1.Hello (good morning), everyone. (!)(,)
or
2.Hello (good morning) everyone. (!)(,)
Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

I assume you are asking how you should write it, rather than how you should say it. At the moment, neither one is correct because they do not start with a capital letter nor do they end with a punctuation mark.
Please click on "Edit Post", fix those problems (including adding a punctuation mark at the end of the final sentence) and then click "Save".

 

[igor1989]

Good morning, I have fixed them. :-D
I would like to know how I should write it.
Thank you.

 

[Rover_KE]

I would write 'Hello/Good morning, everyone'. However, I wouldn't call it wrong if somebody else omitted the comma.

 

[igor1989]

Hi, Thank You.
Has the comma any particular function? So, if I well understood, can I omit the comma?
Have a nice day.

 

[Raymott]

In this case, the comma doesn't make a difference to how the sentence is read. But, technically, it does have a function.
"Good morning, everyone" is preferable (to me). You are addressing everyone.
"Tom is leaving, Jane." You are addressing Jane.
"Tom is leaving Jane". You are not addressing Jane.
With your examples, there is no distinction like this to be made.

Crossed with Piscean. I still like the comma.

 

[igor1989]

Do You like the comma because it sounds more "natural" (to you)? Or why? Obviously in reference to the first sentence.

In this case, the comma doesn't make a difference to how the sentence is read. But, technically, it does have a function.
"Good morning, everyone" is preferable (to me). You are addressing everyone.
"Tom is leaving, Jane." You are addressing Jane.
"Tom is leaving Jane". You are not addressing Jane.

With your examples, there is no distinction like this to be made.

I did not understand

Crossed with Piscean. I still like the comma.

 

[Raymott]

Sorry, "addressing" means "talking to".
You don't need to distinguish as in the two similar 'Jane' sentences, because "Good morning everyone" is unambiguous whether you use a comma or not. However, I believe that that is not a reason to leave it out.

 

[igor1989]

So, in my examples is the same with or without comma, isn't it?
Thank you.

Sorry, "addressing" means "talking to".
You don't need to distinguish between the two similar 'Jane' sentences, because "Good morning everyone" is unambiguous whether you use a comma or not. However, I believe that that is not a reason to leave it out.

 

[Raymott]

Yes
(but only insofar as is consistent with the distinctions I've made.) They are distinctions you don't need to understand.

 

[igor1989]

Yes
(but only insofar as is consistent with the distinctions I've made.) They are distinctions you don't need to understand.

Could you explain me better your sentence, please? What does "They are distinctions you don't need to understand" mean?

 

[Raymott]

No, I'm sorry. I can't explain it to you.

Sono distinzioni che non ti servono per capire.
La distinzione è necessaria solo quando si scrive frasi come:
“Tom sta lasciando Jane”; “Tom sta lasciando, Jane”.