I say, just take the win. They can easily take the day back.
The engagement of this topic overshadows that of the topic of gum desire. The passion runs deep for this topic. Passion for the question of “Who wants gum?” is a shallow puddle by comparison. It’s splish splash splish splash over there. Over here, it’s CANNONBALL!
Comma one. Comma all. The comma poll will soon close. Have your voice heard on this important topic!
I wanna know who the rebel is.
There’s ONE guy. There’s always ONE.
Here’s something that will make your brain hurt: Mystery Science Theater 3k
Where were you when this other poll was being written?:
Where was I? Livin’ in Deep Thirteen
It’s just a borrowed language online. You should really just relax.
You hold commas in your hands? You’re weird.
But that results in creativity!
I actually keep them in a sack. So you can take my sack of Oxford commas from my cold, dead hands.
I confess I suspect OP.
The poll is currently saying that out of 84 votes, only 99% are in favor of 3000. So which .84 of us is voting for the bad thing, I ask you??
I read that too.
I’ve gone back and forth on the Oxford comma for years, currently in “no comma” mode. I like the structure it gives to a sentence, but I feel it also breaks the rhythm of it. I’ve adopted the notion that the comma is meant as a literal pause when speaking, so I use that as my guidepost, mentally “speaking” sentences when in doubt to see how they feel.
“And” certainly isn’t a substitute for commas, but in the Oxford case I feel it generally works.
The older I get, the more I’m warming up to the Douglas Adams School of Writing, which is basically: follow accepted grammatical norms, but throw them all out the window on occasion if your thought can be better conveyed without them.
Of course, Mystery! is already a thing…
Good thing Joel decided not to call it Mystery Science Theater 2525. Man wouldn’t be alive if women don’t survive.
Oxford comma - I use it when needed to make the meaning clear, and don’t when it doesn’t.
I tend to overuse commas anyway, and generally go back and take half of them out.
Oxford is just a twenty minute train ride away for me, so periodically I go and stock up on commas. If I’m going to use them, they may as well be authentic.
So you’re saying it’s an inauthentic Oxford Comma if grown outside Oxfordshire? Otherwise it’s what? An OED-subtle pause?