I only put a comma if your conjunction ("but") is joining two independent clauses. It's not obvious to me that you're doing that here. I also initially read the sentence without a pause there naturally.That POS Microsoft Word constantly corrects my writing. Now it wants me to remove comma before "but" in:
These results suggest that deals involving bidders socially connected to their financial advisors are more likely to be completed, but are executed in a less efficient and timely manner.
a) Is that f'in software right?
b) If yes, is there a rule on when to put comma before "but" (in my old language comma goes there every time, because it is considered a natural break in the sentence).
Thanks!
It also doesn't matter very much, as it's not impactful. But I'll go with "a", as being narrowly correct...