a work rantlet that reveals nothing

[fox]

I swear to god, am I the only person on this team who knows how to use a comma? (This is a sentence like "The salad had several ingredients, including, radishes, Romaine, carrots and tomatoes." You and I both know I'm going to shove an Oxford comma in after carrots, but be with me as I assure you that THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE THAT'S GOT ME FUMING.)

Comments

[bethbethbeth.livejournal.com]

Oh, my, god, you're, so, freaking, obsessive!

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Of course it's not like any of the government officials who will (ostensibly) read the damn thing would recognize an out-of-place comma if it waved at them, so maybe you're right and there's no reason to bother.

:-P

[kmg-365.livejournal.com]

Of course it's not like any of the government officials who will (ostensibly) read the damn thing would recognize an out-of-place comma if it waved at them

I received a document from a department in the Federal government that mentioned an "Accumalative Noticification."

So them recognizing an out-of-place comma? You're right...not bloody likely!

[emila-wan.livejournal.com]

And, that's, why, we, love, her!

[sowilo.livejournal.com]

You know, if they just moved the comma from after "including" to after "carrots", I'd be okay with it :)

[emila-wan.livejournal.com]

Makes me nuts, too, but I am given to understand that many schools are now teaching students to put commas where they would pause if saying the sentence out loud. *headdesk*