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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 05:41 PM Nov 2020

Sometimes it's actually better without an Oxford comma


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Sometimes it’s actually better without an Oxford comma

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Sometimes it's actually better without an Oxford comma (Original Post) soothsayer Nov 2020 OP
That's hysterical! BlueSpot Nov 2020 #1
Took me a second....... leftieNanner Nov 2020 #2
LOL RockRaven Nov 2020 #3
Hahaha! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #4
My bias in favor of the Oxford comma, blocked me from getting that empedocles Nov 2020 #8
Me too! But it was worth the work! AleksS Nov 2020 #14
Lol SheltieLover Nov 2020 #15
Much better! ancianita Nov 2020 #5
This should be the textbook example of the use and misuse of punctuation. Immortality for.... EarnestPutz Nov 2020 #6
Punctuation and capitalization are important ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #7
Ha! I love 3 things: eating my family and not using commas soothsayer Nov 2020 #10
Let's eat, Grandma! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #24
Omfg. PCIntern Nov 2020 #12
... Different Drummer Nov 2020 #16
Terrific!! PCIntern Nov 2020 #9
Better and much funnier. Different Drummer Nov 2020 #11
Ha! Perfect. JudyM Nov 2020 #13
I never heard that called an Oxford Comma. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #17
I do the same thing. Lots of commas of every name judesedit Nov 2020 #27
Who else doesn't GAF about an Oxford Comma? mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #18
Love VW Roland99 Nov 2020 #21
Commas save lives.... Hekate Nov 2020 #19
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves Roland99 Nov 2020 #20
Oh my Moral Compass Nov 2020 #22
Perfect JDC Nov 2020 #23
Thanks, everyone. Just to laugh. question everything Nov 2020 #25
laughed out loud at that. I live for the Oxford comma TeamPooka Nov 2020 #26
Hilarious. warmfeet Nov 2020 #28
Yes, but you have to give it to him Dagstead Bumwood Nov 2020 #29
But, really, when you think about it, Glorfindel Nov 2020 #30
"What's that in the road, a head?" amb123 Nov 2020 #31
That is classic rpannier Nov 2020 #32
:SNORT: :SPIT: :COUGH: Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 #33
As an Oxford comma supporter, I approve this message. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2020 #34
Kick. Too good to just sink question everything Nov 2020 #35
Agreed! kskiska Nov 2020 #36
Another great example why everyone should Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2020 #37

EarnestPutz

(2,119 posts)
6. This should be the textbook example of the use and misuse of punctuation. Immortality for....
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 05:48 PM
Nov 2020

.....old Rudy. Pretty funny.

LuvNewcastle

(16,844 posts)
17. I never heard that called an Oxford Comma.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 05:57 PM
Nov 2020

I use it, generally. I probably use too many commas, never quite got the hang of exactly when to refrain from it. The way I look at it, as long as it doesn't confuse what you're trying to say, there's no harm in using them. But I know others might see things differently.

Moral Compass

(1,517 posts)
22. Oh my
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 07:14 PM
Nov 2020

That’s priceless. Didn’t get it first. English is such a slippery language. Literally laughed out loud.

JDC

(10,125 posts)
23. Perfect
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 07:17 PM
Nov 2020

As the song goes, "who gives a f*%k about an Oxford Comma..."

Rudy does in this case I'd guess.

Dagstead Bumwood

(3,621 posts)
29. Yes, but you have to give it to him
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 08:18 PM
Nov 2020

for being so fastidious about keeping his shirt tucked in.

And, that's a funny tweet.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
37. Another great example why everyone should
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 07:16 AM
Nov 2020

gaf about an Oxford comma.

Lack of them falsely gives the impression of a closer relationship between two of three or more of the items in a series.

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