fox: angry face: you have misused that comma for the last bloody time! (comma (by Sam))
fox ([personal profile] fox) wrote2011-07-15 03:48 pm
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dear my team:

Serial comma. Serial comma. SERIAL COMMA!

Really, are [personal profile] ellen_fremedon and I the only ones who use the damn things consistently?
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mollyamory: Coffee (Default)

[personal profile] mollyamory 2011-07-15 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
o/ I do!!!
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[personal profile] fox 2011-07-15 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I am relieved to hear it! But you are not on our team here at work. WE ARE SO ALONE.
fox: angry face: you have misused that comma for the last bloody time! (comma (by Sam))

[personal profile] fox 2011-07-15 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Right?! In this case, we've got something worse than non-usage, which is inconsistent usage. Three sentences, one with a serial comma, one without, AND ONE WITH A COMMA WHERE IT JUST DOESN'T BELONG. Sigh.
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[personal profile] kouredios 2011-07-16 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
No, my committee chair does as well (and I'm trying, I really am!)
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