Blogs about: Serial Comma
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When to use serial commas: totem and taboo
Always ask your client its preference: serial commas or not? If no preference, the governing criterion for the serial comma would be, which style guide does the client prefer? If the Chicago Manual, t… more →
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Grammar Post #1: The Serial Comma
Christina wrote 3 weeks ago: When I first posted on this blog, I mentioned that I also wanted to use this space to foster a discu … more →
important little darlings
currylynne wrote 1 month ago: there i was lying in bed last night thinking about how great and interesting it would be to write a … more →
The double-space is dead
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derekhambrick wrote 2 months ago: My first day with EY, I fully intended to start this blog. Same holds for the second. And the third. … more →
I'll Oxford your comma, if you know what I'm saying, love
Ms. M wrote 3 months ago: So I had a crisis of identity today. In editing some text this morning, I made an active decision to … more →
I HATE IT!
pressingdigressions wrote 4 months ago: The serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma and the Harvard comma) is the comma used immediatel … more →
Serial Killers
sicmind wrote 5 months ago: In defense of the noble serial comma Editors, writers, and the like argue over the merits of the ser … more →
Serious Comma
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Leo wrote 5 months ago: Ever since I started this blog my stepfather Igi has been giving me advice on how to manage certain … more →
Window on My Life
lisaoflongbourn wrote 7 months ago: I recently acquired two lap harps. So far I have gotten them relatively tuned, with the help of m … more →
Who cares about an Oxford comma?
Mediascaper wrote 8 months ago: A post for my fellow grammarians: Merrill Perlman says that use of the “serial comma” … more →
Comma-tary Vol. 1: The Oxford Comma
inktarsia wrote 9 months ago: Confession: I came into this world burdened with an abiding concern for the comma. In 7th grade, I … more →
February 6, 2009
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Jenna Schnuer wrote 10 months ago: Reconsidering the serial comma — shifting from anti to pro. … more →
The Serious Case of the Serial Comma
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carolynhayesuber wrote 11 months ago: Occasionally, the journalist’s world in which I reside collides with the publisher’s wor … more →
Serial Commas and Double Spacing
digitalconstruct wrote 1 year ago: I’ve read the articles, I know the rules. Using two spaces after a hard stop is apparently archaic … more →
When to use serial commas: totem and taboo
Austin wrote 1 year ago: Always ask your client its preference: serial commas or not? If no preference, the governing criteri … more →
Serial commas: neither Oxford nor Harvard
Austin wrote 1 year ago: A serial comma is — and ought to be — called a “serial comma.” Nearly everyo … more →
So You Want to Type in Chinese, eh?
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xindaya wrote 1 year ago: Chances are that if you are reading this, you are already happily typing away at your great American … more →
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
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Lincoln wrote 1 year ago: Recently I’ve come across the Serial Comma. It’s come up rather unexpectedly. The use of … more →
