Allyson, yeah.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
erikaj - Sep 18, 2011 12:06:27 pm PDT #26955 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
meara - Sep 18, 2011 12:12:15 pm PDT #26956 of 30001
Good grief, I had no idea posting a missed connection on craigslist was so COMPLICATED these days--write it, put your email address in twice, get an email, click on the link, put in your PHONE NUMBER, get a code, put in the code, AND then a captcha? Jesus.
Polter-Cow - Sep 18, 2011 12:39:11 pm PDT #26957 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Strix - Sep 18, 2011 12:45:32 pm PDT #26958 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I'm not. even. clicking.
Stands in "No Oxford Comma" corner and scowls.
(Is there a No Oxford Commas t-shirt? Because I would buy it.)
ETA: OK, I clicked. Cute. But I maintain my position: serial commas are to be used in certain sentences, like that one, for meaning, but not in "I went shopping for condoms, KY, and bananas."
Sheryl - Sep 18, 2011 1:33:44 pm PDT #26959 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday Erika!
Went to the MD Renaissance Festival today. Saw some good acts, and the weather was decent.
Typo Boy - Sep 18, 2011 2:08:45 pm PDT #26960 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Happy Birthday Erika.
In terms of Oxford comma. I'm fine either way, as long as you are inconsistent. Yes inconsistent, because either way has exceptions. "I want to thank my parents, Jesus, and Ayne Rand" needs the serial comma, unless you are of very UNusual parentage. "A Panda walks into a bar, eats shoots and leaves" needs to omit the Oxford comma unless the Panda was armed.
The advantage of the Oxford comma is that it requires fewer exceptions than omitting it. An Oxford comma user will be more consistent. Omitting the Oxford comma and putting it in only when needed means having to make more exceptions, but overall involves typing fewer commas over a lifetime.
Hil R. - Sep 18, 2011 2:16:30 pm PDT #26961 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
"A Panda walks into a bar, eats shoots and leaves" needs to omit the Oxford comma unless the Panda was armed.
That sentence is ungrammatical as written. It's not a question of Oxford comma. It's a comma splice.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 18, 2011 2:32:09 pm PDT #26962 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
My problem is that it was drilled into my head that comma=pause. So if I read "....Buffy, Xander and Willow" I read it as "Buffy (pause) Xanderandwillow." Which I realize is kind of weird.
§ ita § - Sep 18, 2011 2:53:28 pm PDT #26963 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just met Joe Morton.
And I comported myself with dignity!
Did I even mention he's on my "National Treasure" list of American actors? No?
Amy - Sep 18, 2011 2:54:59 pm PDT #26964 of 30001
Because books.
Where?
Typo, there's a couple things wrong with your second example. It's not the kind of series the Oxford comma uses, for one. As Hil said, it's a comma splice; you've got two different clauses there.