lisah, if knowing what the Oxford comma is would get me a job at your company, I would apply. I'd probably answer that question with, "It has its place."
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
SailAweigh - Mar 25, 2015 2:15:03 am PDT #22945 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
-t - Mar 25, 2015 2:16:53 am PDT #22946 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Apostrophe trouble!
SailAweigh - Mar 25, 2015 2:22:11 am PDT #22947 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Eeep! That one catches me up nearly every time; I really have to think about it. What can I say, I'm drinking oolong instead of black tea--less caffeine.
lisah - Mar 25, 2015 3:04:22 am PDT #22948 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
My GOD, if that's who they give an interview to, who applied that they DIDNT decide to interview????
I KNOW, RIGHT?! We did interview someone who seemed pretty great so I'm encouraging the hiring manager to make him an offer ASAP.
Laura - Mar 25, 2015 3:37:20 am PDT #22949 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
So, I was interviewing someone for a tech writer position today and, when I asked his opinion of the Oxford comma, he responded "is that the comma with the dot over it?"
That just makes my day. No rage here, just laughter.
Jesse - Mar 25, 2015 3:37:39 am PDT #22950 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I would consider giving someone a pass on "Oxford comma" because maybe they know it as a different name, but THINKING IT MIGHT BE A SEMICOLON??? That's beyond the pale.
billytea - Mar 25, 2015 4:11:27 am PDT #22951 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
lisah, if knowing what the Oxford comma is would get me a job at your company, I would apply. I'd probably answer that question with, "It has its place."
Oxford?
What I like is that this guy may have found the one way to unite the pro- and anti-Oxford comma factions. Whether you are for it or against it, you can find common ground in deciding that he is an idiot.
lisah - Mar 25, 2015 5:44:57 am PDT #22952 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
What I like is that this guy may have found the one way to unite the pro- and anti-Oxford comma factions. Whether you are for it or against it, you can find common ground in deciding that he is an idiot.
Exactly!!! I did interview someone last week who didn't know the term but understood when I said "serial comma" and she had an opinion about it.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2015 5:55:23 am PDT #22953 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
It would also concern me that he doesn't know what a semi-colon is? Weird.
lisah - Mar 25, 2015 5:59:52 am PDT #22954 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
It would also concern me that he doesn't know what a semi-colon is?
Yes!!! Even more concerning was that he came off as being a narcissistic jackass.