The main difference between lying and not using a comma in thanks, john, in your analogy, is that lying is a deliberate act of deception that often has negative consequences for the person being lied รขโ‚ฌยฆ Myself is reflexive: It denotes that the person (me) is doing something to that person (myself) and no other.

I was taught, lo, many years ago, that you should use a comma before the name of the person (s) you address. Therefore, hello, john is correct. I've been looking through all of my manuals to find a รขโ‚ฌยฆ