| Front | is this a correct use of commas? The Yankees didn't do so well in the early going, but, frankly, everyone expects them to win the season. |
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| Back | no - when a parenthetical element follows a coordinationg conjunction we don't put a comma in front - [no comma after "but"] The Yankees didn't do so well in the early going, but frankly everyone expects them to win the season. |
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