Rob Fennell

Rob Fennell The Oxford Comma is a beautiful thing. But what about these damn writers who join independent clauses with a comma, what's wrong with them?

Yesterday at 7:50pm · Report
Thomas Suarez

Thomas Suarez Are we OCs a voting block with which our respective governments must reckon?

November 25 at 10:36am · Report
Kyle Mortimer

Kyle Mortimer love Jurgen Boerema's completely missed reference to Vampire Weekend totally amazing band but I do also love the Oxford Comma. Short, sweet, and massively under-rated!

November 25 at 7:38am · Report
Rachel

Rachel This is my favorite punctuation mark of all time! Even the stylish and useful semi-colon doesn't measure up to the beauty of an Oxford comma.

November 24 at 7:40pm · Report
Julia

Julia I give a fuck about an Oxford Comma because it's good enough, it's smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like it.

November 24 at 11:35am · Report
Jurgen Boerema

Jurgen Boerema Who gives a fuck about a oxford comma?
I've seen those english dramas too
They're cruel

November 23 at 10:53pm · Report
Michael P. Moran

Michael P. Moran May I remind everybody that the 'M' in ATM already stands for machine? The 'N' in PIN already stands for number? It would appear that less is more whether you like it or not.

November 23 at 9:08pm · Report
Dani Eisler
Dani Eisler
Hey, thanks for the invitation, Michael. I joined the group.
November 23 at 9:22pm
Michael P. Moran
Michael P. Moran
There are some very amusing entries in it. I thought you'd like it.
November 23 at 9:53pm
Piper Kroeze

Piper Kroeze i didn't know there was a name for this comma. I use it, and I'm always told I'm wrong... it's great to know there is a group of people who know what is correct!

November 23 at 12:44pm · Report
Isabel Redondo

Isabel Redondo No, no, no AND NO!!! BOOOooo...well, with certain exceptions, of course...

November 21 at 3:34pm · Report
Michael Christopher Feeney

Michael Christopher Feeney I feel like I can admit this here: that I've used the Oxford comma with serial inconsistency, sometimes in the same paragraph. I couldn't decide if it suited me stylistically, but from now on I'm just gonna say screw it; it's Oxford comma full-on all the time with no shame, embarassment, or regret.

November 21 at 8:28am · Report
Thomas Suarez
Thomas Suarez
oh, so you've chosen the red pill -- good.
November 21 at 2:33pm
Thomas Suarez

Thomas Suarez But should we consider the aspect of Carbon Footprint? All the ramifications of that extra speck of ink? Maybe all Oxford Commas should be powered by solar panels. They would then offer a socially-responsible role model for the commas preceding them.

November 20 at 8:18pm · Report
Marikay
Marikay
You make an excellent point, Thomas.
Fri at 8:27am
Heather

Heather ...because it's smart, it's sensible, and it's worth the extra time.

November 20 at 5:46pm · Report
Thomas Suarez

Thomas Suarez comrades...
I would to mention another HORRIFIC INJUSTICE (!!!) that is philosophically related to the Oxford Comma issue: the use of apostrophes before an "s" denoting the plural. For example (and it causes me anguish even to cite these clinically) <the 1960's was a decade of upheaval> <Mahler 6 is sold as a set of 2 ...CD's> --- and the like. No surprise that mainstream media like the NY Times have been doing this for years now, but alas this THREAT TO CIVILIZATION has been slowly creeping up upon even otherwise sane individuals.
For a long time I thought that armed resistance was the only answer to this crisis. But perhaps a draconian tax on the abusive apostrophes? In the US, for example, such a tax could easily fund a national health system.

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November 20 at 5:56am · Report
Michelle Montoya

Michelle Montoya Did you see Richard Nordquist's "Serial Commas on the Loose" article? http://grammar.about.com/b/2009/11/16/serial-commas-on-the-loose.htm

November 19 at 1:01pm · Report
Corinne

Corinne I've finally found a group with people who know the correct way to punctuate series!

November 18 at 12:36pm · Report