tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233575308075184290.post3966604166082789943..comments2023-10-26T01:39:50.304-07:00Comments on Sarcasm 101: I'm Sorry, But I Still LOVE the Oxford Commarubyspikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06960381846323445061noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233575308075184290.post-65506104643928679282011-04-06T10:51:42.360-07:002011-04-06T10:51:42.360-07:00OK, I love you all. People that care enough to com...OK, I love you all. People that care enough to comment on extraneous spaces and Oxford commas. Agree with me or not, you are my kind of people!rubyspikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264207401334871402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233575308075184290.post-37734299339091218442011-04-06T10:35:38.541-07:002011-04-06T10:35:38.541-07:00As an English teacher, here is my philosopy on com...As an English teacher, here is my philosopy on commas: They are meant to create sentence clarity, so use them as such. Just be consistent. There is nothing that causes more confusion than inconsistency. (Hell, even if you're using commas wrong, but are doing it the same way everytime, the brain will understand it over the course of a paper or conversation.) But I also choose to use commas as little as possible becuase so many people use them in ways that actually disrupt the flow of a sentence/paper. The use of a comma and the "and" is redundant, so in the spirit of conciseness,no Oxford comma for me!RaRahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05800411965900150288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233575308075184290.post-43074733161930853662011-04-05T13:52:10.587-07:002011-04-05T13:52:10.587-07:00I did not know that about two spaces vs. one. Whe...I did not know that about two spaces vs. one. When my husband went back to college a few years ago and was using one comma after periods, I went ballistic and ranted for days about "them" dumbing down our society, etc. A lot of what you said above. LOL And I learned to type in the 90s and was taught two spaces after periods, so I really wonder about the author's argument that this rule went away in the 70s (before I was even born!). Computers were not PREVALENT until the mid- to late 90s.<br /><br />I had to google what an Oxford comma was (LOL), but I totally agree with you!Heather Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057787714238622308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233575308075184290.post-48712047771141799902011-04-05T09:14:46.138-07:002011-04-05T09:14:46.138-07:00At some point in the last few years I began using ...At some point in the last few years I began using just one space after periods. I remember hearing about the 2 going to one becasue we're essentially not on typewriters anymore. Wierd how those things change slowly over time and you don't even notice. Also, I love that you rant about grammar and punctuation! :)<br /><br />Also, no space to spare for extraneous blanks in tweets!OakParkGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043572322774639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233575308075184290.post-55120451801583090942011-04-05T08:15:48.268-07:002011-04-05T08:15:48.268-07:00I too was taught the two and one rule and my thumb...I too was taught the two and one rule and my thumb automatically does it when typing. One of these years we will be writing everything like they do in texting. There may become a time when the English language as we know it today cannot be read by the common man. After all how many can read old English easily.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556898766807148534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233575308075184290.post-11061676413364612592011-04-05T07:21:18.250-07:002011-04-05T07:21:18.250-07:00This is funny! I always use two spaces too - it&#...This is funny! I always use two spaces too - it's how I was taught and it's one of those things that's really hard to unlearn. I did know that the rules had changed, but it's just a hard habit to break. I don't use the Oxford comma, though! :-)Nicolenoreply@blogger.com