The Oxford comma is used to separate different items in a list.
Which one of these sentences is correct?
Which one of these sentences is correct?
Oxford comma and you: Know when to use it.
10/26/2012
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10/26/2012
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Yeah yeah, I know the answer you're looking for. BUT I think I prefer the idea of the second option in the photo above. Haha
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El-Jaro
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10/26/2012
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Halloween costume ideas! Stalin the stripper would work much better than JFK.
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El-Jaro
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10/26/2012
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this is so funny
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El-Jaro
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10/26/2012
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I've seen this pic before and I love it. Not enough people know their Oxford commas!
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El-Jaro
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10/26/2012
Commas are probably the single most incorrectly used punctuation item. The semicolon is a close second though.
Let's eat Grandma!
Let's eat, Grandma!
And sadly, so many people see no difference between those sentences.
Let's eat Grandma!
Let's eat, Grandma!
And sadly, so many people see no difference between those sentences.
10/26/2012
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I totally agree!
Originally posted by
Jesyra
Commas are probably the single most incorrectly used punctuation item. The semicolon is a close second though.
Let's eat Grandma!
Let's eat, Grandma!
And sadly, so many people see no difference between those sentences.
Let's eat Grandma!
Let's eat, Grandma!
And sadly, so many people see no difference between those sentences.
You'd think, with a site with so many anal toys, we'd see more correct use of the colon too...
...ok lame joke!
10/26/2012
LOL!!
10/26/2012
10/26/2012
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I didn't learn about this until I started high school in US.
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
The Oxford comma is used to separate different items in a list.
Which one of these sentences is correct?
Which one of these sentences is correct?
10/26/2012
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Ohh, grammar jokes...
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
I totally agree!
You'd think, with a site with so many anal toys, we'd see more correct use of the colon too...
...ok lame joke!
You'd think, with a site with so many anal toys, we'd see more correct use of the colon too...
...ok lame joke!
10/26/2012
ahah at the illustration
10/26/2012
I love the illustration.
10/27/2012
It's a trick question. Both sentences are correct. The use to the serial comma is a grammar suggestion not a rule. Mostly it depends on the type of writing in question. There are even differences in it's usage between the various English dialects.
10/27/2012
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In the example you give you are correct, HOWEVER, if the items are equal in nature and do not denote numbers you are not required to separate the last listed item before the "and". The trick is to be consistent so that your reader knows that you are using the comma to replace the linking word.
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
The Oxford comma is used to separate different items in a list.
Which one of these sentences is correct?
Which one of these sentences is correct?
Example: I like apples, peaches and bananas.
10/28/2012
Haha, nice example.
10/29/2012
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Agreed! This is what I learned in journalism.
Originally posted by
Airen Wolf
In the example you give you are correct, HOWEVER, if the items are equal in nature and do not denote numbers you are not required to separate the last listed item before the "and". The trick is to be consistent so that your reader knows
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In the example you give you are correct, HOWEVER, if the items are equal in nature and do not denote numbers you are not required to separate the last listed item before the "and". The trick is to be consistent so that your reader knows that you are using the comma to replace the linking word.
Example: I like apples, peaches and bananas. less
Example: I like apples, peaches and bananas. less
10/29/2012
We met two strippers, JFK, and Stalin
10/29/2012
That image is the best! And a great way to remember the rule!
10/29/2012
lol
10/29/2012
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I don't think either of them has a very high truth value, lol.
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
The Oxford comma is used to separate different items in a list.
Which one of these sentences is correct?
Which one of these sentences is correct?
11/05/2012
actually both can be correct. Not using a comma between and at the last part of the sentence is correct in certain countries.
11/05/2012
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This
Originally posted by
UnknownGirl
It's a trick question. Both sentences are correct. The use to the serial comma is a grammar suggestion not a rule. Mostly it depends on the type of writing in question. There are even differences in it's usage between the various English dialects.
11/07/2012
There is a book I love called Eats, Shoots & Leaves. I highly recommend it.
11/07/2012
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We met two strippers, JFK, and Stalin
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
The Oxford comma is used to separate different items in a list.
Which one of these sentences is correct?
Which one of these sentences is correct?
11/07/2012
We met two strippers, JFK, and Stalin
11/11/2012
love this!
11/15/2012
We met two strippers, JFK, and Stalin
03/11/2013
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Oh ya! Bowchicabownow
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
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Would it be incorrect to write the second one:
"We invited the strippers; jfk and stalin." ??
03/15/2013
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