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DunningKruger · 61-69, M
SatyrService · M
DunningKruger · 61-69, M
@SatyrService An Oxford comma is the last comma in a series of items (which is why it's sometimes called a serial comma).
I bought carrots, peppers, radishes, and cucumbers.
The comma between radishes and and is the Oxford comma.
In the cartoon above, in the line Time to eat children, the comma would go between eat and children (Time to eat, children). I don't remember what this use of a comma is called.
I bought carrots, peppers, radishes, and cucumbers.
The comma between radishes and and is the Oxford comma.
In the cartoon above, in the line Time to eat children, the comma would go between eat and children (Time to eat, children). I don't remember what this use of a comma is called.
SatyrService · M
@DunningKruger thank you so much! I DO love real information.
I have seen it omitted, in such a list, nice to know it has a name.
I believe there is a book,
[u]let's Eat Grandmah[/u] about punctuation.
I have seen it omitted, in such a list, nice to know it has a name.
I believe there is a book,
[u]let's Eat Grandmah[/u] about punctuation.
DunningKruger · 61-69, M
@SatyrService The serial comma is omitted typically because of style. For example, AP Style, which is used by pretty much every publication in at least the US, does not use the serial comma, so you won't see it in most newspapers, magazines or professional websites.
CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F
@SatyrService @DunningKruger
The comma is used to indicate a direct address in the sentence [i]"Time to eat, Children"[/i]
The comma is used to indicate a direct address in the sentence [i]"Time to eat, Children"[/i]