I had a boss who told me it was perfectly understandable that I might make the mistake of thinking that the serial comma was necessary. That was much more irritating than having her just tell me they were wrong. I'm pretty sure I just became passive aggressive about the whole thing, instead of sucking it up.
Lindsey: Why--why did you... Lorne: One last job. You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You never will be. Lindsey: You kill me? A flunky?! I'm not just...Angel...kills me. You...Angel... Lorne: Good night, folks.
'Not Fade Away'
Delurking 1: Because we don't always check our e-mail.
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2009 11:38:40 am PDT #984 of 3094
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
davers - Oct 11, 2009 11:47:05 am PDT #985 of 3094
Yeah, well....
t sits in corner, gently patting the ellipsis and crooning "there, there, don't mind the serial comma talk, I think you're very special...."
Steph L. - Oct 11, 2009 12:24:21 pm PDT #986 of 3094
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
My career currently requires me to follow the AMA Manual of Style, which is pro-serial comma.
t makes AMA gesture of solidarity
Shir - Oct 11, 2009 12:31:07 pm PDT #987 of 3094
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
sits in corner, gently patting the ellipsis and crooning "there, there, don't mind the serial comma talk, I think you're very special....">
Don't die, davers. Seriously.
omnis_audis - Oct 11, 2009 1:05:57 pm PDT #988 of 3094
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
HA HA the lurkers support us in the thread.If they have DElurked, then they are no longer a lurker. And to show support in the thread, one must post, thus DElurking, therefore, you can not support this argument.
And on a more serious question, when does d-e-l-u-r-k- spell "grammar"?? :: rolls eyes at group :: But if we are going to argue typographical standards, I look at erikaj's post and see:
But I may have a parenthetical addiction(Not that there's anything wrong with that.)and ask, does punctuation go INSIDE the ) or outside the )?? But maybe we should take that discussion (with the others) to Bitches so folks who are too intimidated to jump into a million post discussion, can happily say "Hello, I am ___ ".
Calli - Oct 11, 2009 1:13:18 pm PDT #989 of 3094
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
::Leaps merrily into the delurking thread, eager to greet the lurkers who came forth in the 64 posts since I was last here::
::Reads a 64 post debate about the serial comma::
::weeps::
I use to care about the serial comma, people. And you've broken me. Broken me.
::Wanders off to see if anyone's delurked in Bitches by mistake::
Shir - Oct 11, 2009 1:18:58 pm PDT #990 of 3094
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
does punctuation go INSIDE the ) or outside the )?
According to my university: English - inside, Hebrew - outside (as I'm used to write). They mostly follow Chicago Manual of Style.
msbelle - Oct 11, 2009 1:21:10 pm PDT #991 of 3094
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I will get a taser and start using it, people.
beth b - Oct 11, 2009 1:21:27 pm PDT #992 of 3094
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Scones, we have talk of scones in Bitches.
Shir - Oct 11, 2009 1:27:01 pm PDT #993 of 3094
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I will get a taser and start using it, people.
And deprive of the world the future generation of the analytic philosophers of the comma?