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 …

Jan 10, 2014 · 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 …

Feb 20, 2014 · 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 …

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 …

Oct 31, 2020 · On the one hand, we have the modifying introductory adverb namely, and on the other hand there's the interjected subordinate clause beginning with as long as. The adverb potentially …

Mar 19, 2023 · 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 …

Dec 24, 2020 · I'm wondering whether a semicolon or comma is more appropriate for the following phrase: Whether or not it succeeds depends on the third option; namely, how well the program …

Jan 27, 2016 · 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, …

Jun 15, 2020 · According to my dictionary (Genius English-Japanese Grand Dictionary), "Namely" is inserted for an explanation of something, more concrete than "that is to say". And "namely" is not …

Mar 13, 2011 · 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. …