tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post6152654753848468836..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: All Hail the Oxford CommaJosh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-82519102436227199202017-11-13T09:06:57.165-08:002017-11-13T09:06:57.165-08:00Seriously. I get tangled because of it. I fall of...Seriously. I get tangled because of it. I fall off the end of the sentence because I'm expecting more. But I don't get exercised about it anymore.catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377696246539539528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-13321476705124479012017-11-13T09:02:43.704-08:002017-11-13T09:02:43.704-08:00Well said and heartily agree. As for the Oxford co...Well said and heartily agree. As for the Oxford comma, I use it, but agree with Catriona that it doesn't sound natural, and if I had a choice I'd do away with it wherever it doesn't create ambiguity. In fact how I usually get around that is by rewriting. More on commas tomorrow... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029180644399869867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-13899240044679046542017-11-13T08:50:34.174-08:002017-11-13T08:50:34.174-08:00Enough to make the point, Catriona! But, seriously...Enough to make the point, Catriona! But, seriously, don't you ever get tangled in meaning without that last comma in a string of words or phrases? It's up to the writer, I guess, to make sure that string doesn't contain anything that could cause a wrong interpretation. Next time I come across one in a book, I'm going to write it down and share it. Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-64981443529456439862017-11-13T07:06:00.466-08:002017-11-13T07:06:00.466-08:00I'm not a fan of the Oxford comma. It doesn...I'm not a fan of the Oxford comma. It doesn't come naturally to me when writing and it makes me stumble when I'm reading. But house style sometimes mean that I have to accept them when my editor adds them. But clarity? That,I'm a fan of. How many grammar rules'd I just break? catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377696246539539528noreply@blogger.com