For the life of me I cannot figure out why certain things catch my attention and others float past with barely a mental nod. Odd little things, like commas. First it was the Oxford comma. Now it’s the Comma Splice. “Why commas?” I asked my muse. “Why do I care? It’s a little strange, don’t you [...]
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A Conversation with my muse
Posted in Grammar Geek, Humor, Writing, tagged cat, comma, grammar, Grammar Geek, Humor, language, life, muse, thoughts, words, writers, Writing on June 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Oxford comma
Posted in Grammar Geek, tagged comma, grammar, oxford comma on March 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Strunk and White call it the serial comma., but I can’t think ‘serial’ without finishing it with ‘…..killer’. So the discovery that this speciality comma is aka the Oxford comma has strangely captured my attention. It has also given the serial comma the proper attention and respect it deserves. Who cares about the Oxford comma? Obviously not the [...]
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