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kalquessa

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Jan 07, 2009 11:23

ME: We need to talk.

MYSELF: About what?

ME: Commas.

MYSELF: Oo! I love commas ( Read more... )

talking to myself, writing

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aurora_novarum January 7 2009, 19:39:30 UTC

Stop the comma abuse!

suzannemarie January 7 2009, 19:51:12 UTC

This reminds me of a cover memo that I read at work once several years ago. (General correspondence is circulated among the staff.) The production manager sent a manuscript off to one of our freelance copyeditors. Said memos always include general information, what the schedule is, things to watch for, etc. Included among the notes?:

"I'm pretty sure that the author has used about the right number of commas. Unfortunately most of them are in the wrong place."

dessieoctavia January 7 2009, 20:05:56 UTC

Comma icon #1.

dessieoctavia January 7 2009, 20:06:11 UTC

Comma icon #2.

kalquessa January 7 2009, 20:46:35 UTC

Ha ha, I was posting this and going "Aw, I need Moggy's fairy comma icon for this!"

dessieoctavia January 8 2009, 06:29:11 UTC

I can't believe that this very evening, I came across this.

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katiem00 January 7 2009, 20:06:08 UTC

Extra commas make writing look all old-timey and I like old-timey so keep on!
(I'll allow you to insert commas in that sentence wherever you like.)

indulgent_el January 7 2009, 20:10:59 UTC

LOL. Gertrude Stein wrote a great piece about punctuation. Let's see if I can find it . . . ahhh: http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/goldsmith/works/stein.pdf

kalquessa January 7 2009, 20:54:12 UTC

Oh man, that was awesome but I couldn't even finish it, it was hurting my brain so badly.

indulgent_el January 7 2009, 20:54:54 UTC

*nods* Gertrude Stein has that affect on people.