Well?
Poll
Oxford Comma, yes or no?
| Yes | 70% | 70% - 19 | ||||
| No | 29% | 29% - 8 | ||||
| Total: 27 | ||||||
>2011
>*insert Oxford Comma related post here*
I seriously hope you guys don't do this.
>*insert Oxford Comma related post here*
I seriously hope you guys don't do this.
Wasn't that a song, kinda catchy, not really my cup of tea though
I use common sense..
Always. It's how I was taught.
The shape of an eye in front of the ocean, digging for stones and throwing them against its window pane. Take it down dreamer, take it down deep. - Other Families
Miggle, when was the last time you did the dip test to check for pools of blood in your stomach?
congratulations youve got oxford commas in your stomach
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of course
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
Adams_BJ wrote:
I have never heard of this 2 space Oxford comma until now. fucking retards
Yes, and no. If I'm listing things, no. If I want it to sound like there's more of a pause between a word and "and," yes. Not really what it was intended for, but there you go.
Mostly, I leave the comma out.
Mostly, I leave the comma out.
The fuck, is an oxford comma.
Do you mean a serial comma?
then most definitely.
Do you mean a serial comma?
then most definitely.
Last edited by tazz. (2011-11-21 02:30:21)
everything i write is a ramble and should not be taken seriously.... seriously. ♥
Honestly, had never heard it referred to as either an Oxford or serial comma. But it has been a topic of discussion around the office of late...I shit you not. We produce technical documents as our primary deliverable (test plans and reports), so a consistent style is paramount. Our new commander is hard over on not using the Oxford comma. I guess she's of the AP school. I think it's useful in removing ambiguity in lists, so would prefer to see it used.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
^this (e: except I don't work at the same job). I'd prefer it if most technical documents treat it as math: simplifying language as much as possible while removing ambiguity from sentence structure.
Yes, when it removes ambiguity.
Similar to how I use the ampersand (&).
"For breakfast, I had chorizo & potatoes, toast, and coffee"
The chorizo and potatoes were mixed together (hence the "&"), the toast and coffee were not mixed (hence the comma).
"George and Sue are married"[to each other]. "Sue, Mary, and Jane are married" [not to each other]
And, I also use "and" at the beginning of a occasional sentence, if the sentence beginning with "And" is a continuation of the previous sentence topic but would make the previous sentence too lengthy, cumbersome, or convoluted.
I also use two spaces after a period, in printed writing.
One space between words, two spaces between sentences.
Breaks sentences apart when you're reading quickly.
By the way, the deer/pork blended chorizo was most excellent this morning.
Similar to how I use the ampersand (&).
"For breakfast, I had chorizo & potatoes, toast, and coffee"
The chorizo and potatoes were mixed together (hence the "&"), the toast and coffee were not mixed (hence the comma).
"George and Sue are married"[to each other]. "Sue, Mary, and Jane are married" [not to each other]
And, I also use "and" at the beginning of a occasional sentence, if the sentence beginning with "And" is a continuation of the previous sentence topic but would make the previous sentence too lengthy, cumbersome, or convoluted.
I also use two spaces after a period, in printed writing.
One space between words, two spaces between sentences.
Breaks sentences apart when you're reading quickly.
By the way, the deer/pork blended chorizo was most excellent this morning.
Last edited by rdx-fx (2011-11-21 09:51:01)
always
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
i dunn geddit
What is your Spaghetti Policy Here?
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
I went to the movies, the deli, and the grocery store.Chardee MacDennis wrote:
i dunn geddit
I went to the movies, the deli and the grocery store.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
ah. ya i do the first one. cannot believe there is a name for it. lame ass college people.
What is your Spaghetti Policy Here?
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
people who are saying the oxford comma is stupid are just plain retarded
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
probably
You can rewrite the second sentence to make sense without the Oxford comma:Macbeth wrote:
We invited JFK, Stalin and the strippers.
But sometimes it's just a good idea if it's within the ruleset you're writing for. In math, I use parentheses for visual clarity when I technically don't have to or even shouldn't, especially when writing long lists like area measurements such as:
sqft = (4*(24*104)) + (2*(308*26)) + (9*16) + ((5*10)/2) + (38*36) + ((pi*18*14)*0.85) - (48*22) - (10*84)
yes, i always do.
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Yeah, pretty sure that's how they taught us to write in elementary school.