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Monday, June 12, 2006 12:00 AM

The gift of grandfathers

Changing diapers and running car pools, a new generation of involved grandfathers is making a difference in their kids' and grandkids' lives
Sarah Elizabeth Richards

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  • Monday, June 12, 2006 03:50 PM

    Please chat with a copy editor about this sentence

    >Even men, who were too busy to spend much time with their own kids, are enjoying...

    Sarah, you've used commas to set off a restrictive modifier. The sentence as written appears to describe all men, rather than the subset who were too busy to spend much time with their kids.

    http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/Commas.html#definitions

    —EconCCX Read EconCCX's other letters

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