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re: Revisiting an Old Debate: The Oxford Comma
Posted on 3/18/17 at 12:31 pm to Patrick_Bateman
Posted on 3/18/17 at 12:31 pm to Patrick_Bateman
Who gives a frick about an Oxford comma?
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Posted on 3/18/17 at 12:33 pm to tilco
quote:authors, journalists, and grammarians
Who gives a frick about an Oxford comma?
Posted on 3/18/17 at 12:38 pm to Patrick_Bateman
Always. Never in my life have I seen it not used until I started working after college
Posted on 3/18/17 at 12:39 pm to robertLSU
Woops 
that's what I get for glancing over it too fast
that's what I get for glancing over it too fast
Posted on 3/18/17 at 1:46 pm to Patrick_Bateman
Here's where it really gets bad - scenarios where there should be 3 distinct groups.
"Driving down Airline Hwy, I saw two tranny whores, your dad and brother."
This implies your dad and brother are tranny whores. Now if I meant to say I saw two tranny whores in addition to your dad and brother, it should be:
"Driving down airline hwy, I saw two tranny whores, your dad, and brother."
"Driving down Airline Hwy, I saw two tranny whores, your dad and brother."
This implies your dad and brother are tranny whores. Now if I meant to say I saw two tranny whores in addition to your dad and brother, it should be:
"Driving down airline hwy, I saw two tranny whores, your dad, and brother."
Posted on 3/18/17 at 2:56 pm to Patrick_Bateman
quote:
quote: [Overtime rules do not apply to] The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of: (1) Agricultural produce; (2) Meat and fish products; and (3) Perishable foods.
This is stupid. It's clear they meant it as a list with distribution as the last item. If "packing for shipment or distribution" was one thing and not two things, then they would have had to use "or" between "storing, packing" to be grammatically correct. I can't believe a lawsuit arguing over that comma actually won in court
This post was edited on 3/18/17 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:02 pm to Patrick_Bateman
Use of the word "and" supercedes use of the comma.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:15 pm to headhunter
I use it. We were taught in school to do so, with limited exceptions for a few things like "the red, white and blue" that have become a term.
I was shocked to learn as an adult that many were taught the opposite and that there was this big debate.
Those who oppose it (mainly newspaper people who are tight with space) should at least use one when it leaves room for ambiguity. Don't make the reader have to stop and wonder what the hell you are trying to say.
I was shocked to learn as an adult that many were taught the opposite and that there was this big debate.
Those who oppose it (mainly newspaper people who are tight with space) should at least use one when it leaves room for ambiguity. Don't make the reader have to stop and wonder what the hell you are trying to say.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:28 pm to Kafka
This is a good thread. I like reading and posting here because the majority of the posters actually care about grammar and punctuation.
I was tought not to use the Oxford comma, but it always seemed awkward to leave it out.
I was tought not to use the Oxford comma, but it always seemed awkward to leave it out.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:30 pm to OKellsBells
Who would teach to actively not use it?
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:40 pm to tilco
quote:
Who gives a frick about an Oxford comma?
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:42 pm to CorporateTiger
I took advanced English classes at a public school high school in LP. My teacher was obviously wrong. I was corrected on this issue soon after starting at LSU.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:46 pm to Patrick_Bateman
A case allowing for more than one interpretation of contractual language won't often end well for the authoring party. That was a poorly written contract.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:56 pm to tilco
Who gives a frick about an Oxford comma? 
Posted on 3/18/17 at 3:58 pm to Patrick_Bateman
My syntax and punctuation generally blow, so my view means dick-all, but I can see both sides.
It removes ambiguities, namely in this-type situation. But (to me, anyway), it doesn't always flow as casually.
I really just wanted to post
It removes ambiguities, namely in this-type situation. But (to me, anyway), it doesn't always flow as casually.
I really just wanted to post
Posted on 3/18/17 at 4:02 pm to Rebel
quote:
I was always taught to use it.
I was always taught not to use it. Hence the confusion and the debate over what is correct.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 4:04 pm to Patrick_Bateman
Always use the Oxford comma. No one will ever convince me the alternative is better to communicate.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 4:04 pm to Fewer Kilometers
quote:
quote:
I used to use it. Kept getting redlined by superiors
They were your superiors in name only.
i wouldve laughed at them
Posted on 3/18/17 at 4:06 pm to Upperdecker
I would agree with this. It seems very reasonable that they would forget a comma before they forgot the conjunctive word.
Eta: a pdf of the opinion
Eta: a pdf of the opinion
This post was edited on 3/18/17 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 3/18/17 at 4:09 pm to CorporateTiger
quote:
Who would teach to actively not use it?
I upvoted. My English teacher turned out to be a pervert.
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