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Old 05-24-2010, 02:26 PM
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Commas have a variety of uses. They are used to separate items in a list, clauses, and coordinate adjectives. They're also handy when directly addressing someone. Note the phrase below:

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On their national website they call themselves FIJI BITCH!
There is no national FIJI website that calls itself FIJI BITCH. Proper placement of the comma would ensure the comment is taken the way you intended: "On their national website they call themselves FIJI, BITCH."
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