tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post5310252686216324885..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Comma or no comma, that is the questionDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66936283346582370542019-03-14T09:01:33.224-06:002019-03-14T09:01:33.224-06:00Thankfully (comma) my editor is a CMOS maven, so s...Thankfully (comma) my editor is a CMOS maven, so she corrects my errors. I never use a comma before too or either or other like words at the end of a sentence because I don't pause when I say those words. I might be wrong, but that's my rule. I always use the Oxford comma (no comma) though.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-61837581769926039692019-03-10T14:57:56.400-06:002019-03-10T14:57:56.400-06:00Excellent point, Yvonne. Incomprehensible writing ...Excellent point, Yvonne. Incomprehensible writing is the last thing we want to give our readers. Thanks for you comment.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65011640740627379482019-03-10T08:25:13.874-06:002019-03-10T08:25:13.874-06:00Thank you for a refresher course on the lowly comm...Thank you for a refresher course on the lowly comma, without which our writing would be incomprehensible!Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55859879582518928742019-03-08T08:30:30.124-07:002019-03-08T08:30:30.124-07:00You're welcome, Dani. :-)You're welcome, Dani. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-45836183586995077072019-03-07T17:10:07.815-07:002019-03-07T17:10:07.815-07:00Both comma and without comma are correct before to...Both comma and without comma are correct before too. Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18312019875383241852019-03-07T17:03:35.436-07:002019-03-07T17:03:35.436-07:00Thanks, Style Maven!Thanks, Style Maven!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81379238816582299962019-03-07T13:12:59.006-07:002019-03-07T13:12:59.006-07:00When I am editing a book that my little publishing...When I am editing a book that my little publishing company will publish, I insist on the Oxford comma. When writers plan to independently or self-publish, I will yield to the requirements of the publisher they are using.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64489897781884879652019-03-07T13:08:24.113-07:002019-03-07T13:08:24.113-07:00Me, too.Me, too.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-11494372527334388362019-03-07T10:53:01.382-07:002019-03-07T10:53:01.382-07:00That's content editor...my fingers are not con...That's content editor...my fingers are not connected to my brain this morning.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2631753761189192722019-03-07T10:52:14.764-07:002019-03-07T10:52:14.764-07:00I insist on the Oxford comma in my own work but am...I insist on the Oxford comma in my own work but am very iffy on some of the other uses. A cotnent editor recently noticed that my short story had three uses of "too" at the end of sentences but that I had used a comma before the "too" only once. I haven't looked up the rule yet...but whatever it is, I broke it at least one time. :DPatricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77958424156659162362019-03-07T09:01:19.026-07:002019-03-07T09:01:19.026-07:00I am in camp Oxford comma. Clears up otherwise cri...I am in camp Oxford comma. Clears up otherwise criminal statements. :)Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75329038570417398832019-03-07T06:51:30.396-07:002019-03-07T06:51:30.396-07:00Proper use of the lowly little comma has been the ...Proper use of the lowly little comma has been the topic of more debates than any other form of punctuation. Thanks for stopping by, Liz. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39725125713043067142019-03-07T00:12:18.303-07:002019-03-07T00:12:18.303-07:00Today's cartoon on Mystery Fanfare is the Oxfo...Today's cartoon on Mystery Fanfare is the Oxford comma. ��Liz V.noreply@blogger.com