tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post4139260037441780679..comments2024-03-27T03:57:15.929+05:30Comments on Time and Tide: Day 15 - Oxford commaPradeep Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-37428894959630257582022-04-22T04:13:50.610+05:302022-04-22T04:13:50.610+05:30Uh, the video is weird compared to just listening ...Uh, the video is weird compared to just listening to the song...Darla M Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212760625717298992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-76746521694811958022022-04-22T04:08:51.279+05:302022-04-22T04:08:51.279+05:30I'm an Oxford comma gal all the way. In fact, ...I'm an Oxford comma gal all the way. In fact, for the first example I'd delete the comma behind 'For break fast today'. Heh...<br /><br />And if you're bored, here's a music video named 'Oxford Comma'...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i1xk07o4gDarla M Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212760625717298992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-12523995365302986092022-04-21T23:43:36.407+05:302022-04-21T23:43:36.407+05:30I guess I've always used the Oxford comma and ...I guess I've always used the Oxford comma and just didn't know. I feel so refined using punctuation of such caliber. Janet Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137786678541478369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-27372176384020903282022-04-21T18:15:23.699+05:302022-04-21T18:15:23.699+05:30Hi Pradeep - I have to admit ... I just go by inst...Hi Pradeep - I have to admit ... I just go by instinct and what makes sense when I read an article or sentence through ... excellent explanation though - well done! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-63166297533051182422022-04-21T01:50:41.221+05:302022-04-21T01:50:41.221+05:30Thanks so much so rthe explenation. I had never re...Thanks so much so rthe explenation. I had never really understood what the Oxford comma is, even if I often hear about it. <br />As for punctuation, I often go 'instictively', as it so often is the case in my own language, Italian. In Italian, we have very few rules about punctuation, so when we use it, it's to create rhythm or to create sense, like in the last example you did. <br /><br />@JazzFeathers<br /><a href="http://theoldshelter.com/" rel="nofollow">The Old Shelter</a> - Enter the New WomanJazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-47012345867952219792022-04-19T13:49:01.663+05:302022-04-19T13:49:01.663+05:30I was taught the same way as you Pradeep, but then...I was taught the same way as you Pradeep, but then blogging started and I found that adding the Oxford comma made a lot more sense when I was listing several things. I think it makes the sentence much clearer and it's become my standard now.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-88553315769825663492022-04-19T11:14:24.302+05:302022-04-19T11:14:24.302+05:30I'm not a fan of the Oxford comma. Great post....I'm not a fan of the Oxford comma. Great post. Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-83044578948828459022022-04-19T07:53:52.800+05:302022-04-19T07:53:52.800+05:30Your post makes the usage of the oxford comma so c...Your post makes the usage of the oxford comma so clear. I'm partial to using the oxford comma--but (hopefully) not when it isn't needed.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-74342105511075890172022-04-19T03:31:40.349+05:302022-04-19T03:31:40.349+05:30I'm team Oxford comma. But when I teach Englis...I'm team Oxford comma. But when I teach English, I leave it up to the kiddos. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-3822104999869845752022-04-19T02:43:01.066+05:302022-04-19T02:43:01.066+05:30Beautifully explained, Pradeep. As an English acad...Beautifully explained, Pradeep. As an English academic writing teacher, this topic frequently comes up! I am like you; I only use it when necessary.Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-7866546556516530622022-04-18T23:41:21.570+05:302022-04-18T23:41:21.570+05:30The Oxford comma is one of those topics people see...The Oxford comma is one of those topics people seem to get weirdly passionate about, with the pro/anti sides at each other's throats. I generally use it as I'm all for reducing ambiguity.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-56128718653203654392022-04-18T22:40:03.557+05:302022-04-18T22:40:03.557+05:30I say the same as Suchita!I say the same as Suchita!Katie Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298277081648176277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-49251165572964528312022-04-18T22:26:46.571+05:302022-04-18T22:26:46.571+05:30Unfortunately because my grammar is based more on ...Unfortunately because my grammar is based more on what sounds good to me and not on actual rules, my use of this comma is quite arbitrary ðŸ¤Suchitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011271867324155360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-3961689136948553372022-04-18T17:48:41.002+05:302022-04-18T17:48:41.002+05:30Hari OM
Like yourself, I had been taught not to us...Hari OM<br />Like yourself, I had been taught not to use a comma before 'and' - and other such tidbits as never start a sentence with And, But, Because... all of which appear to have gone the way of dinosaurs!!! I do actually pay for premium Grammarly, and frankly, would not be without it - though I do quite often override its 'suggestions' and corrections! YAM xx<br /><a href="https://inimaynaelcammeno.blogspot.com/2022/04/menoazering-oorb.html" rel="nofollow"><b>O=Orb</b></a>Yamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-3647463873406689522022-04-18T17:32:19.495+05:302022-04-18T17:32:19.495+05:30This is new to me. I have never used a comma befor...This is new to me. I have never used a comma before 'and' or 'or'. A new learning today :)<br /><br />www.promisingpoetry.orgSeethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180312469093956159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-38810589813145145802022-04-18T16:12:58.332+05:302022-04-18T16:12:58.332+05:30I have been using grammarly app, the free version....I have been using grammarly app, the free version. It always insists me to put a comma in the list before and /or. And it was then I discovered this 'Oxford comma'. But till then I have never used comma for this purpose.Anagha Yatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896682607672769184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-5857331259063929282022-04-18T16:09:05.066+05:302022-04-18T16:09:05.066+05:30In general I'm a fan of the Oxford Comma, but ...In general I'm a fan of the Oxford Comma, but I recently had to correct someone's writing because they had used it, and then there was a supplemental clause and that needed a...<br />Grammar is convoluted.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-81474954041635356102022-04-18T15:22:08.223+05:302022-04-18T15:22:08.223+05:30Interesting . As a tech writer I use and know its ...Interesting . As a tech writer I use and know its importance. However enjoyed reading about it again. I love Oxford comma !<br /><br />Dropping by from a to z <a href="http://afshan-shaik.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Pensive </a>Afshan Shaikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254121368798290377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-56902259220312474582022-04-18T12:25:45.663+05:302022-04-18T12:25:45.663+05:30Thanks for the nice English tutorial. I did not kn...Thanks for the nice English tutorial. I did not know this because I never went to Oxford.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.com