Check out today’s Story Empire post, wherein Joan Hall discusses the use of the Oxford comma. It’s a great reminder of just how important punctuation is in our writing, especially when using it incorrectly can completely distort an author’s intent. Check it out, and then please consider passing it along to others, thanks, and thanks to Joan for another super post! 🙂 ❤
Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you on this Friday in May. Can you believe it’s the middle of the month already?
My last few posts have been more on the “how to” level. Today I thought I would write something a little lighthearted, although the subject has become controversial among many writers.
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the best at punctuation. For instance, those pesky little commas often get the better of me. It’s been a long time since I was in school, and English wasn’t my favorite subject. Do I always insert a comma before a conjunction? Or only when each part can be stand-alone sentences? Not to mention all the other rules that come with its usage.
But there is one thing I’m staunch about the use of, and that is the Oxford (or serial) comma. Consider the following:
- I invited my parents, John Lennon…
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Great reminder… excellent examples from Joan!
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Thanks, Bette. I thought it was a pretty solid post, too! And I would never intentionally omit the Oxford comma. Too easy to have my meaning misconstrued that way. 😀 Thanks for stopping by! ❤
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Great share Marsh. And great examples from Joan. I’m a serial girl so all is good 🙂 x
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Always… to Oxford!!
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