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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. " I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. " I think both are correct, but I definitely prefer 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney " Funny, I find looking at an Oxford comma (visually) irritating For some reason it just feels wrong and unnecessary to me. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I think both are correct, but I definitely prefer 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' " Unfortunately not how I like my women Preferably hot, welcoming, and wet | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney " We were told never to put a comma before "and" | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney We were told never to put a comma before "and" " | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney We were told never to put a comma before "and" " I believe we are now taught differently and I much prefer it. It represents a pause before the and which is how many people speak. So it is correct in my mind. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. " I think it's fine as it is. Many writers have quirks of style that involve writing in what would be considered ungrammatical prose or poetry. Sometimes it's "stream of consciousness" or other stylistic reasons like the way someone might speak. James Joyce's Ulysses has a long chapter, commonly known as Molly Bloom's soliloquy, with about 24,000 words with only two full stops and one comma in it. Not all literature has to obey the rules of grammar. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney " That's one of the differences between American English and English English; the Oxford, or serial comma is more common in US English, ( and is the " standard" in US English) but less so in English English, and is not required. That said, it's largely a matter of individual style . In the case of "It looked warm and welcoming and dry.", the exact correct version would bento drop the first " and, and to use a comma, but it is acceptable in style terms to have the first "and" ; sometimes that adds emphasis or pace. You can also put commas before each " and" to change the emphasis and pace slightly as well . There are lots of punctuation " rules" , but there are also lots of punctuation rules that can be " bent " to subtly alter the look, feel and pace of a bit of writing. - Or I could have used " to alter, subtly..." | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney We were told never to put a comma before "and" " Oxford commas are a matter of literary style. It is true that there is no rule saying you have to include them. However, it is undeniable that they add clarity to sentences that include lists of three or more. It helps to distinguish when there is a list (which is when the comma is included) and when there is a set preceded by a qualifier. -Courtney | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney That's one of the differences between American English and English English; the Oxford, or serial comma is more common in US English, ( and is the " standard" in US English) but less so in English English, and is not required. That said, it's largely a matter of individual style . In the case of "It looked warm and welcoming and dry.", the exact correct version would bento drop the first " and, and to use a comma, but it is acceptable in style terms to have the first "and" ; sometimes that adds emphasis or pace. You can also put commas before each " and" to change the emphasis and pace slightly as well . There are lots of punctuation " rules" , but there are also lots of punctuation rules that can be " bent " to subtly alter the look, feel and pace of a bit of writing. - Or I could have used " to alter, subtly..." " I'm aware. I didn't say it was a rule, though. Just that it annoys me when they aren't there. -Courtney | |||
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" - Or I could have used " to alter, subtly..." You should have used that sequence of words. To subtly alter is incorrect as there is no verb "to subtly", it's termed a split infinitive and is one of the most irritating and frequent grammatical mistakes that people make. The Oxford comma is useful to clarify meaning, but does not need to be used if there is no ambiguity " | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney " The Oxford comma is not required in English English, unlike American English where some get really hot around the color about it. In English English the Oxford Comma should only be used when it clearly adds meaning to the sentence. For example 'I Like ham, fish, bacon and eggs, and beef.' If 'bacon and eggs' were replaced with 'chicken' in that sentence in English English the Oxford comma between it and 'beef' would not be required, in fact many would argue that it is actually wrong to put it there. As for the original sentence it should be written as either "It looked warm and welcoming, and dry" or "It looked warm, and welcoming and dry" depending on whether welcoming is to be more associated with warm or dry. In the first instance "... warm and welcoming, and dry" this is the correct usage of the Oxford comma in English English. The second instance "... warm, and welcoming and dry" is, while acceptable, technically incorrect and should be reconstructed as "... welcoming and dry, and warm". I think most who had an opinion on the original sentence would agree that no commas at all is incorrect in both English English and American English unless of course the writer was literally taking poetic license and decided that "... warm and welcoming and dry" just gave a much better feeling of what they were actually trying to convey. As for what really annoys me... Bloody know-it-alls but I'm chucking out all my mirrors soon so won't have to spend so much looking at one. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney We were told never to put a comma before "and" I believe we are now taught differently and I much prefer it. It represents a pause before the and which is how many people speak. So it is correct in my mind." Absolutely | |||
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"confession.. i've no idea what an 'Oxford comma' is " It's a comma placed before the 'and' in a written list. American English says it should always be there, English English says it should only be used if it adds clarity to the list. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney We were told never to put a comma before "and" " Well actually hardly ever in English English but our American cousins teach otherwise. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney We were told never to put a comma before "and" I believe we are now taught differently and I much prefer it. It represents a pause before the and which is how many people speak. So it is correct in my mind." Not in England there not and, in America, they always were. In English English the Oxford comma is normally no more correct than spelling 'colour' C O L O R or 'labour' L A B O R. In American English it is as correct as dropping the Us in those words. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney That's one of the differences between American English and English English; the Oxford, or serial comma is more common in US English, ( and is the " standard" in US English) but less so in English English, and is not required. That said, it's largely a matter of individual style . In the case of "It looked warm and welcoming and dry.", the exact correct version would bento drop the first " and, and to use a comma, but it is acceptable in style terms to have the first "and" ; sometimes that adds emphasis or pace. You can also put commas before each " and" to change the emphasis and pace slightly as well . There are lots of punctuation " rules" , but there are also lots of punctuation rules that can be " bent " to subtly alter the look, feel and pace of a bit of writing. - Or I could have used " to alter, subtly..." " "To subtly alter" is technically a split infinitive but I'd be inclined to agree that it sounds way better than "To alter subtly" wether you use a comma or not. | |||
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"Holy Jesus. Not using an oxford comma bugs me....but remind me to never say so on a thread again. -Courtney" lol its well funny. ive learnt something | |||
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"Guys turning up for a meet and not having a condom really anoys me indeed.." I see that in clubs often...really pisses me off.... I normally have 6 on me as that means I should have enough to play through the evening | |||
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"Holy Jesus. Not using an oxford comma bugs me....but remind me to never say so on a thread again. -Courtney" Look what you started! (Ps, no to Oxford commas from me) | |||
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"TI definitely prefer 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' " However, if you read out loud the OP quote and the 'correct' quote, the first one sounds more atmospheric to me. | |||
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"confession.. i've no idea what an 'Oxford comma' is It's a comma placed before the 'and' in a written list. American English says it should always be there, English English says it should only be used if it adds clarity to the list." I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and. | |||
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"confession.. i've no idea what an 'Oxford comma' is It's a comma placed before the 'and' in a written list. American English says it should always be there, English English says it should only be used if it adds clarity to the list. I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and." I would. I asked Marc, and he said yes, too -Courtney | |||
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"Between 6pm last night and 8.30am this morning, there was only me in the house. I went to work at 8.30am, the TV remote was there... I returned at 5.30pm tonight and the TV remote has gone. During my time at work my daughter and her boyfriend have been in the house. The TV has been turned off by the socket on the wall... By needing to turn it off at the wall, it must of been on... But of course, no one has seen or touched the remote. That's what fooking annoys me!! " Ha ha ! Perhaps he is measuring his cock with it! | |||
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"Courtney; Don't stress; I hate bad grammar and punctuation with a passion ( I am an apostrophe nazi), But I also believe strongly that: 1. Two slightly different versions of the same language gave legitimate different " rules" 2. That within reason, the" rules" of grammar can be "bent" in order to change and finesse meaning; to lend emphasis , and so on. In fact I love a good discussion on how to manipulate language in order to make subtle meanings, or simply to make it elegant. " I'm not stressing, promise. I think its funny. I have this debate at work, too -Courtney | |||
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"Courtney; Don't stress; I hate bad grammar and punctuation with a passion ( I am an apostrophe nazi), But I also believe strongly that: 1. Two slightly different versions of the same language gave legitimate different " rules" 2. That within reason, the" rules" of grammar can be "bent" in order to change and finesse meaning; to lend emphasis , and so on. In fact I love a good discussion on how to manipulate language in order to make subtle meanings, or simply to make it elegant. " Made me giggle. Calm down, Courtney! | |||
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"Holy Jesus. Not using an oxford comma bugs me....but remind me to never say so on a thread again. -Courtney" PMSFL | |||
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"confession.. i've no idea what an 'Oxford comma' is It's a comma placed before the 'and' in a written list. American English says it should always be there, English English says it should only be used if it adds clarity to the list. I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and. I would. I asked Marc, and he said yes, too -Courtney" Is Marc an American or an English grammar traitor? | |||
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"I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and." And then I go and put learnt | |||
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"My old "grammar" book when I was at school said there shouldn't be a comma before the word "and". Have things changed?" Don't start on the Oxford comma. I don't think the forum has recovered from the last 'discussion' on its usage... | |||
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"I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and. And then I go and put learnt " Learnt is absolutely correct in English English and, whilst learned (with one syllable) is not incorrect it's far less common in usage than learnt. In American English many argue that learnt is not a word and you should always use learned. | |||
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"My old "grammar" book when I was at school said there shouldn't be a comma before the word "and". Have things changed?" No, not in English English. | |||
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"confession.. i've no idea what an 'Oxford comma' is It's a comma placed before the 'and' in a written list. American English says it should always be there, English English says it should only be used if it adds clarity to the list. I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and. I would. I asked Marc, and he said yes, too -Courtney Is Marc an American or an English grammar traitor? " He is an American. -Courtney | |||
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"confession.. i've no idea what an 'Oxford comma' is It's a comma placed before the 'and' in a written list. American English says it should always be there, English English says it should only be used if it adds clarity to the list. I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and. I would. I asked Marc, and he said yes, too -Courtney Is Marc an American or an English grammar traitor? He is an American. -Courtney" Then, according to American English rules of grammar, you are both correct in your use of the Oxford comma. | |||
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"I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and. And then I go and put learnt Learnt is absolutely correct in English English and, whilst learned (with one syllable) is not incorrect it's far less common in usage than learnt. In American English many argue that learnt is not a word and you should always use learned." Thank you, I learned my spelling in America | |||
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"I learnt grammar in America and England and I'd not put the comma in before that and. And then I go and put learnt " But, if you check back, I actually used 'there' at one point when I meant and should've used 'they're' | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney " Love the irony of an American talking about the use of correct English. If anything it should've been: "It looked warm and welcoming, and dry." | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney Love the irony of an American talking about the use of correct English. If anything it should've been: "It looked warm and welcoming, and dry."" In my experience Americans are far better at grammar than most English people. They actual seem to understand the difference between the subject of a sentence and direct or indirect object of a sentence. With the notable exceptions of when American English rules differ from English English rules, if you're not sure about the rules of grammar to apply you're far more likely to get the correct answer from a reasonably well educated American than even a well Educated English person. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney Love the irony of an American talking about the use of correct English. If anything it should've been: "It looked warm and welcoming, and dry." In my experience Americans are far better at grammar than most English people. They actual seem to understand the difference between the subject of a sentence and direct or indirect object of a sentence. With the notable exceptions of when American English rules differ from English English rules, if you're not sure about the rules of grammar to apply you're far more likely to get the correct answer from a reasonably well educated American than even a well Educated English person." That's because they haven't had their language infiltrated by foreign languages. It's purer English than English English. It's why they use z instead of s in stabilisers | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney Love the irony of an American talking about the use of correct English. If anything it should've been: "It looked warm and welcoming, and dry."" I was just saying that it annoys me when the Oxford comma isn't used. I wasn't saying the sentence was grammatically incorrect. I understand that the comma isn't required. Even though I'm an American, I think I'm still allowed to be annoyed by grammar, right? -Courtney | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney Love the irony of an American talking about the use of correct English. If anything it should've been: "It looked warm and welcoming, and dry." I was just saying that it annoys me when the Oxford comma isn't used. I wasn't saying the sentence was grammatically incorrect. I understand that the comma isn't required. Even though I'm an American, I think I'm still allowed to be annoyed by grammar, right? -Courtney " Of course you are: Even though I love taking the piss out of Americans for things like " color" etc, many English grammar nazis don't realise that; 1. Much of " American" English is actually 17th / 18th Century "English" English; and 2. other " Americanisms" are part of a valid parallel development of a language. Try comparing Canadian French to " French" French, or for real differences, Brazilian Portuguese agInst the Pirtuguese version.... | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney Love the irony of an American talking about the use of correct English. If anything it should've been: "It looked warm and welcoming, and dry." I was just saying that it annoys me when the Oxford comma isn't used. I wasn't saying the sentence was grammatically incorrect. I understand that the comma isn't required. Even though I'm an American, I think I'm still allowed to be annoyed by grammar, right? -Courtney Of course you are: Even though I love taking the piss out of Americans for things like " color" etc, many English grammar nazis don't realise that; 1. Much of " American" English is actually 17th / 18th Century "English" English; and 2. other " Americanisms" are part of a valid parallel development of a language. Try comparing Canadian French to " French" French, or for real differences, Brazilian Portuguese agInst the Pirtuguese version.... " Apparently phrase like "bite the dust" and "hit the road" and words like "guy" and "buster", which are generally considered Americanism were I'm fact in quite common use in Tudor times and before. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney Love the irony of an American talking about the use of correct English. If anything it should've been: "It looked warm and welcoming, and dry." I was just saying that it annoys me when the Oxford comma isn't used. I wasn't saying the sentence was grammatically incorrect. I understand that the comma isn't required. Even though I'm an American, I think I'm still allowed to be annoyed by grammar, right? -Courtney Of course you are: Even though I love taking the piss out of Americans for things like " color" etc, many English grammar nazis don't realise that; 1. Much of " American" English is actually 17th / 18th Century "English" English; and 2. other " Americanisms" are part of a valid parallel development of a language. Try comparing Canadian French to " French" French, or for real differences, Brazilian Portuguese agInst the Pirtuguese version.... Apparently phrase like "bite the dust" and "hit the road" and words like "guy" and "buster", which are generally considered Americanism were I'm fact in quite common use in Tudor times and before." The term "soccer" is also originally British. Look it up -Courtney | |||
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"Local politicians." National politicians | |||
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"Pedantic people on forums. If you can't make your point in 2 or 3 sentences then don't bother. Yawwwwnnn" Technically being over verbose and saying far more than you have, or than is necessary, is not being pedantic it's just being a bore. Pointing this subtle but quite definite difference out is of course being quite pedantic. I think that's two sentence, three if you include this one. | |||
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"[Removed by poster at 19/01/16 17:10:01] I saw that I'm so glad someone did " Is ignorance still bliss? | |||
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"Pedantic people on forums. If you can't make your point in 2 or 3 sentences then don't bother. Yawwwwnnn Technically being over verbose and saying far more than you have, or than is necessary, is not being pedantic it's just being a bore. Pointing this subtle but quite definite difference out is of course being quite pedantic. I think that's two sentence, three if you include this one." Meh. I've tried being succinct. I failed. Call me a verbose bore but at least I am no pedant. | |||
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"Pedantic people on forums. If you can't make your point in 2 or 3 sentences then don't bother. Yawwwwnnn Technically being over verbose and saying far more than you have, or than is necessary, is not being pedantic it's just being a bore. Pointing this subtle but quite definite difference out is of course being quite pedantic. I think that's two sentence, three if you include this one. Meh. I've tried being succinct. I failed. Call me a verbose bore but at least I am no pedant." I know many ways to make boring a lot more interesting, even if I am a pedant. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. " No it is written correctly. Warm and welcoming is one description and therefore they are connected by and. Dry is another description. | |||
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"People not reading the site rules as the site help forum is full of 'how do I get verified, I've met someone why can't I verify them as I've the green tick!! blah blah blah' " Wouldn't be surprised if there's a link on the veri page to that info as well, for those who haven't been verified. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney " I find the grammatically "optional" Oxford comma pointless . The and clearly replaces the need for said punctuation x | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney I find the grammatically "optional" Oxford comma pointless . The and clearly replaces the need for said punctuation x " | |||
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"Men annoy me because they're fucking wankers and can't admit to the truth. If you stick your dick up another man's arse, you are at the very least bisexual. Just because I wear knickers and lingerie with a bit of very bad make-up, doesn't make me a girl. I fix industrial machinery for a living, I get covered in oil and grease, pick my nose and fart at will, in everyday life you wouldn't look at me twice but as soon as I put on a pair of stockings and knickers men seem to think I'm some kind of sex object, I'm not. I'm a person. I'm gonna get very busy with the 'Block' button.... You have been warned." | |||
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"Men annoy me because they're fucking wankers and can't admit to the truth. If you stick your dick up another man's arse, you are at the very least bisexual. Just because I wear knickers and lingerie with a bit of very bad make-up, doesn't make me a girl. I fix industrial machinery for a living, I get covered in oil and grease, pick my nose and fart at will, in everyday life you wouldn't look at me twice but as soon as I put on a pair of stockings and knickers men seem to think I'm some kind of sex object, I'm not. I'm a person. I'm gonna get very busy with the 'Block' button.... You have been warned. " Wow, Clover, four hours to the moon! You can make serious money by selling that idea to NASA. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney I find the grammatically "optional" Oxford comma pointless . The and clearly replaces the need for said punctuation x " In most cases, as has already been said, in English English the Oxford comma is not grammatically correct but is in fact grammatically incorrect. It should only be used in English English if adding it improves the meaning and/or the readability of the sentence; which it seldom does. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney I find the grammatically "optional" Oxford comma pointless . The and clearly replaces the need for said punctuation x In most cases, as has already been said, in English English the Oxford comma is not grammatically correct but is in fact grammatically incorrect. It should only be used in English English if adding it improves the meaning and/or the readability of the sentence; which it seldom does." It works for me in a list in which the listed items are phrases. | |||
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"Todays 'irk' comes from a reading book my daughter was sent home with. In my opinion the sentence is wrong. In the book it says 'It looked warm and welcoming and dry.' I think it should have been 'It looked warm, welcoming and dry.' Over to you guys.. I get annoyed when people leave out the Oxford comma. So: "It looked warm, welcoming, and dry." -Courtney " Agree! Oxford commas for the win | |||
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"This thread annoys me quite a bit. -Courtney " If I'd been arguing about Oxford Commas for 7 days it would annoy me too | |||
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"This thread annoys me quite a bit. -Courtney If I'd been arguing about Oxford Commas for 7 days it would annoy me too " I gave up ages ago, but people keep citing my old posts and it makes me | |||
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"Many, many things annoy me but top of today's list is inviting people to an event (not swinging) who say they will let you know, then don't. Do you keep a place for them, cater for them or not? " A special place in the 9th Circle of Hell awaits them | |||
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