Comments on: Why We Need The Oxford Comma http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/ better red than dead Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: You’ll Pry the Oxford Comma From my Cold, Dead Hands – Write, Edit, & Repair Words http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-72927 You’ll Pry the Oxford Comma From my Cold, Dead Hands – Write, Edit, & Repair Words Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:30:30 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-72927 [...] I have to say that I’m very happy when I read this post, from Tomato Nation, about why we need the Oxford Comma. [...] [...] I have to say that I'm very happy when I read this post, from Tomato Nation, about why we need the Oxford Comma. [...]

]]> By: Grenadine http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-45420 Grenadine Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:37:10 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-45420 Amen. I am a zealous fan of the Oxford comma and consider its use to be a sign of intelligent life. The fact that it is technically actually optional in what is considered proper grammar is unfortunate. Three cheers for the Oxford comma: hip, and hip, and hooray! Amen. I am a zealous fan of the Oxford comma and consider its use to be a sign of intelligent life. The fact that it is technically actually optional in what is considered proper grammar is unfortunate. Three cheers for the Oxford comma: hip, and hip, and hooray!

]]> By: Nicole http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-31018 Nicole Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:26:05 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-31018 OK, I'll give you smug (I shouldn't have slagged "smug" without qualifying the remark; smug's kinda OK by me). And we all make mistakes. HOWEVER... you do not appoint yourself the world's teacher, or, say... off the top of my head... the Grammar Vandal) while making as many mistakes as you "correct." And... a spacing error is hardly a blip on the radar of writing errors! Oy. OK, I'll give you smug (I shouldn't have slagged "smug" without qualifying the remark; smug's kinda OK by me).

And we all make mistakes. HOWEVER… you do not appoint yourself the world's teacher, or, say… off the top of my head… the Grammar Vandal) while making as many mistakes as you "correct."

And… a spacing error is hardly a blip on the radar of writing errors! Oy.

]]> By: Sarah D. Bunting http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-30918 Sarah D. Bunting Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:52:19 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-30918 Oh, I'm plenty smug. (And mistake-making as well; ironically, I found a spacing error in the original post that I had to correct. Sigh.) Oh, I'm plenty smug. (And mistake-making as well; ironically, I found a spacing error in the original post that I had to correct. Sigh.)

]]> By: Nicole http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-30917 Nicole Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:47:39 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-30917 Thank you! As an editor (and a "commanist," according to my silly boss), I am happy that you posted this. And, I am doubly happy that there is grammar-conscious blogger who is not a horrendous, smug, mistake-making blowhard about it! Thank you! As an editor (and a "commanist," according to my silly boss), I am happy that you posted this. And, I am doubly happy that there is grammar-conscious blogger who is not a horrendous, smug, mistake-making blowhard about it!

]]> By: THE SERIAL COMMA « Things I Love/Things I Hate http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-30915 THE SERIAL COMMA « Things I Love/Things I Hate Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:58:14 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-30915 [...] Sars said it better then I can here [...] [...] Sars said it better then I can here [...]

]]> By: Cinderkeys http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-30910 Cinderkeys Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:31:13 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-30910 So why do newspapers and most magazines not use the serial comma? My guess has always been that it's to save space, but how much space can the missing commas actually save? So why do newspapers and most magazines not use the serial comma? My guess has always been that it's to save space, but how much space can the missing commas actually save?

]]> By: Jules http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-30864 Jules Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:40:25 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-30864 Round One in the (three) ring (binder) goes to Sars! Now, dare she take on the semicolon for the championship? Round One in the (three) ring (binder) goes to Sars! Now, dare she take on the semicolon for the championship?

]]> By: patricia http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-30838 patricia Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:49:44 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-30838 I'm in the legal world, and much like newspapers, the Oxford comma is shunned as a matter of convention. I have had that corrected out of my writing by numerous more senior people. I hate that, especially since legal writing isn't necessarily the clearest to begin with. I grew up using it, and still use it in my own personal writing. I'm in the legal world, and much like newspapers, the Oxford comma is shunned as a matter of convention. I have had that corrected out of my writing by numerous more senior people. I hate that, especially since legal writing isn't necessarily the clearest to begin with. I grew up using it, and still use it in my own personal writing.

]]> By: This, that, and the other reason for the Oxford Comma « SHINY IDEAS http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/why-we-need-the-oxford-comma/comment-page-2/#comment-30835 This, that, and the other reason for the Oxford Comma « SHINY IDEAS Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:32:46 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=2982#comment-30835 [...] This, that, and the other reason for the Oxford Comma Jump to Comments I have to say that I’m very happy when I read this post, from Tomato Nation, about why we need the Oxford Comma. [...] [...] This, that, and the other reason for the Oxford Comma Jump to Comments I have to say that I'm very happy when I read this post, from Tomato Nation, about why we need the Oxford Comma. [...]

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