The Oxford Comma

nancy30005 · August 2012

Today was a day from hell; I figure I'd lighten things up and ask what y'all think about this punctuation conundrum. [Poll]

persephonerose · August 2012

I tend to do the first but mostly because my college courses require APA format and all the teachers expect the comma before the word and.

LadyXaverian · August 2012

Lotsofloveandkids · August 2012

I use commas after the first and second.

nancy30005 · August 2012

SarahL77:

OMG!

ILY

synchrosally · August 2012

Well played Sarah!

Wufroggy79 · August 2012

I do the first, but I'm pretty sure both are technically correct.

persephonerose · August 2012

Spooko:
First I learn the second comma isn't necessary anymore, then I hear that you only need one space instead of two between sentences. This shitis bananas!

It honestly drives me nuts! Half of my Professors use the more lax modern version rules and half insist on the original version. Supposedly both are correct but don't tell those Professors that, because apparently if you don't read their mind and know which version they prefer they count off.

It is sad that the first thing I have to ask every Professor is which method of punctuation they prefer.

LadyXaverian · August 2012

synchrosally:
Well played Sarah!

::Takes a bow::

RayRay007 · August 2012

Spooko:
persephonerose:

Spooko:
First I learn the second comma isn't necessary anymore, then I hear that you only need one space instead of two between sentences. This shitis bananas!

It honestly drives me nuts! Half of my Professors use the more lax modern version rules and half insist on the original version. Supposedly both are correct but don't tell those Professors that, because apparently if you don't read their mind and know which version they prefer they count off.

It is sad that the first thing I have to ask every Professor is which method of punctuation they prefer.

I'm a double spacer and it messes up the format on the bump here. It makes me crazy to have to go back and adjust and half the time I miss it until it posts but I'm too lazy to fix it after.

LOL two spaces between sentences is old school. I review contracts all the time and I have no worries about the substance, but waste my time deleting extra spaces! I hate that shiz.

SandiaPinaMama · August 2012

nancy30005:
Today was a day from hell; I figure I'd lighten things up and ask what y'all think about this punctuation conundrum.
How do you write? Comma after the second subject, or none?
Examples:

The subject of the sentence is the noun to which the verb refers. Oxford commas *need* to be applied in any circumstance, for reasons made clear by Sarah. I you, Sarah! OP, I believe that the examples you provided were objects, but now all I can think about is Lincoln-oceri. Lol.

Daniellekrista · August 2012

watermelon mom:
nancy30005:
Today was a day from hell; I figure I'd lighten things up and ask what y'all think about this punctuation conundrum.
How do you write? Comma after the second subject, or none?
Examples:
The subject of the sentence is the noun to which the verb refers.  Oxford commas *need* to be applied in any circumstance, for reasons made clear by Sarah.  I <3 you, Sarah!  OP, I believe that the examples you provided were objects, but now all I can think about is Lincoln-oceri.  Lol.  
 

You know that can be done with the "find and replace" function.

I don't use the extra comma unless it makes a big difference in clarity. That is the journalism major in me. AP style rejects the Oxford comma.

LadyXaverian · August 2012

Daniellekrista:
watermelon mom:

nancy30005:
Today was a day from hell; I figure I'd lighten things up and ask what y'all think about this punctuation conundrum.
How do you write? Comma after the second subject, or none?
Examples:

The subject of the sentence is the noun to which the verb refers. Oxford commas *need* to be applied in any circumstance, for reasons made clear by Sarah. I you, Sarah! OP, I believe that the examples you provided were objects, but now all I can think about is Lincoln-oceri. Lol.

You know that can be done with the "find and replace" function. I don't use the extra comma unless it makes a big difference in clarity. That is the journalism major in me. AP style rejects the Oxford comma.