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.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
Laura - Mar 25, 2015 3:37:20 am PDT #22949 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 25, 2015 6:42:14 am PDT #22955 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't believe I'd be able to go on with the interview after that, Lisah. I'd have done a Dawn "Get out! Get out!"
"And we're done here." crumples up resume into a ball and tosses it in the wastebasket.
Burrell - Mar 25, 2015 7:23:20 am PDT #22956 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ta-Nehisi Coates
I have such a crush on him
msbelle - Mar 25, 2015 7:48:25 am PDT #22957 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
You guys! I am adulting like a FUCKING PRO today ( qualifier being I am TCBing my personal shit while at work instead of working, BUT STILL!). I have renewed car registration, made appt at tire place for lunch, coordinated with coworkers to follow me over and bring me back, emailed for appt at mechanic for bigger car issues (car is at 108800 and has not been looked at for at least 2 years aside from oil and inspection), and made an appt with therapist for TONIGHT (there was a cancellation). HELL YEAH! I swear if I could do my taxes today at work, I would.
Actually I bet I could start them. Should look at that.
Now to get some work work off my desk.
-t - Mar 25, 2015 7:55:39 am PDT #22958 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Go msbelle! Awesome!