The value of commas

[Rockdiamond]

A woman, without her man, is nothing
A woman, without her, man is nothing.

 

[JPie]

Oxford comma forever!



Lack of an Oxford comma costs one company $10M:https://www.vox.com/ad/16772912/oxford-comma-lawsuit

 

[missy]

 

[Rockdiamond]

LOL!!!!

To be clear- I live by this one

A woman, without her, man is nothing.

 

[missy]

 

[YadaYadaYada]

 

[Queenie60]

 

[AGBF]

The Oxford Comma

 

[stracci2000]

This is a huge pet peeve of mine!
Sentences without correct punctuation make me crazy!
I was taught to use the Oxford comma, and I use it. (<see?)
Sometimes, reading comments on the internet is enough to make me tear my hair out.
Has nobody paid attention in school? Maddening!

 

[SparklieBug]

Haha! Love this thread! Love commas, too.

 

[Rockdiamond]

This is a huge pet peeve of mine!

OMG YOUR SO RITE!!!!!!
I know your hair is standing up 'bout now

 

[yssie]

#JonathanSwiftStyle

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

i can't spell but i do try really hard to use better punctuation
i do post on my phone though, so apologies if i don't always get it right

i do most defiantly find bad grammar and punctuation missing from news articles, written by 'proffesional' journalists, infuriating

i have no idea where the comma should have gone in there
but im not paid to report the news

 

[mrs-b]

My all time favorite:

"Don't stop," she said.
"Don't, stop," she said.

Gotta get that one right, fellas!

 

[Garnetgirl]

I read a great book about punctuation, a few years ago. It was informative, but written in an entertaining style. It actually became a bestseller.

The title is 'Eats Shoots and Leaves'. The picture on the cover is of a panda bear.

The author imagined the panda going into a restaurant, with newspaper headlines the next day:

Eats, Shoots, and Leaves.