Friday Funnies: The Importance of the Serial Comma

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We've covered our friend the Oxford comma more than once: in 2008 with A Very Special Comma and as a Blast from the Past earlier this year.

But if those articles weren't enough to convince you, there's this cartoon from Tumblr user Lush-mana.

Comments

[diebirchen.livejournal.com]

Well . . . it depends on the setting in which the writing or speaking is taking place. I, myself, am very precise; I always have been. If one can turn off and on colloquial language/writing at need, peachy with a side order of keen. I don't speak German those who don't speak it nor English to Germans with no facility in that language. There are times for particular types of communication. Unfortunately, most people really can't "switch-hit," and a lot of what Professor Henry Higgins says in "Why Can't the English Teach Their Children How to Speak" is sadly true. The ability to speak truly well, or the lack thereof, can be either a help or a hindrance in life. And no -- no fireworks. A calm, intelligent discussion.