I've found that to be a question almost as divisive as "what way do you hang the toilet paper?"
I use two spaces
And if you really want divisive in an English department, bring up the Oxford comma.
I've found that to be a question almost as divisive as "what way do you hang the toilet paper?"
I use two spaces
Really? I used to. Old habits. Then, I stopped.I've found that to be a question almost as divisive as "what way do you hang the toilet paper?"
I use two spaces
I would, but I don't know what it is.And if you really want divisive in an English department, bring up the Oxford comma.
I've tried to teach myself to use one, but I can't.Crap. I better stop using 2 I guess.
Looked it up... I usually use one. Didn't know there was a big debate over its use. I just thought either way was perfectly acceptable.And if you really want divisive in an English department, bring up the Oxford comma.
I would, but I don't know what it is.
Looked it up... I usually use one. Didn't know there was a big debate over its use. I just thought either way was perfectly acceptable.
Which do you use?The American flag is red, white, and blue.
That second comma is the Oxford comma.
(For those who didn't look it up.)
And it's not a huge debate, really, but English teachers tend to get worked up over punctuation.
That's actually the reason I tend to use it.But I find "no comma" to open itself up to potential confusion, and writing should strive to be clear.
I don't think so, but I will defer to, Bos's expertise.Well, that was an interesting conversation to me. I get confused about whether, or not to use a comma before and. I generally do. So is my comma before or not correct? Or not?
Well, that was an interesting conversation to me. I get confused about whether, or not to use a comma before and. I generally do. So is my comma before or not correct? Or not?
How is it more confusing? I don't find it more or less confusing. Just annoying!!
Honestly?
"Or not," as in "whether .... or not," is redundant in and of itself. My law school torts professor drilled that one into my head.
So the comma is kind of moot.
I was trying to come up with a good example, but went blank.The example I use with my students:
I have shirts to sell. The shirts come in colors. If all those colors are solid, it's not much of an issue. For ex: I have red, white, and blue shirts reads much the same as I have red, white and blue shirts.
But what if some are solid colors, and some are patterned? Say, half the shirt is one color, and the other half is a different color. Now, if I say I have red, white and blue, and green shirts, that extra comma becomes much more helpful in determining the number of shirts I have. Without the comma, I have red, white and blue and green shirts, it's harder to tell how many shirts and/or patterns I am talking about.
Therefore, you just ought to use that Oxford comma, and get in the habit of it, so that things are always clear.
Thanks. I'll remember that.
I was trying to come up with a good example, but went blank.
But that flies in the face of everything I've been hearing about watching word count.
How about: "I got shirts."
There ya go!