tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post8262246399899841978..comments2023-11-18T22:19:35.259-05:00Comments on MuseInks: Ode to the Serial "Smartypants" CommaAmi Hendricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-62149902394136158272012-04-08T19:21:59.430-04:002012-04-08T19:21:59.430-04:00Ah, the age-old debate! Love finding fellow word n...Ah, the age-old debate! Love finding fellow word nerds who appreciate the comma. :)<br /><br />Here's an Ode to the Serial Comma I wrote back in '09:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.californiakara.com/2009/04/ode-to-serial-comma.html" rel="nofollow">Old to the Serial Comma</a><br /><br />KaraCaliforniaKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498925338149359772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-81904704601387693952011-06-30T11:38:33.364-04:002011-06-30T11:38:33.364-04:00I love it! I shared it on Facebook where I have ma...I love it! I shared it on Facebook where I have many writer/editor friends.RedHeadedQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286467143780969475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-22762776816851889912011-04-11T08:59:31.039-04:002011-04-11T08:59:31.039-04:00Kelly,
Thanks for commenting. Hmm... Perhaps it i...Kelly,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. Hmm... Perhaps it is possible to plot out a Comma Bell Curve. A whole host of society's ills could then be attributed to whether or not schoolchildren were being "smartypants" or "serial killers" at the time. :PAmi Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-38872087091391021172011-04-10T11:05:59.163-04:002011-04-10T11:05:59.163-04:00Love this post! I have always used the "smart...Love this post! I have always used the "smartypants comma". My high school daughters were always taught not to. My 4th grader, alas, has been taught the way of the smartypants. Go figure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-90062799798936524032011-04-08T00:23:23.294-04:002011-04-08T00:23:23.294-04:00Rachel,
I love a challenge. And semicolons are *so...Rachel,<br />I love a challenge. And semicolons are *so* inspiring. Further bulletins as events warrant. :)Ami Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-51282294755022816272011-04-07T11:40:45.709-04:002011-04-07T11:40:45.709-04:00If you do a poem on the abuse of the semicolon, I&...If you do a poem on the abuse of the semicolon, I'll hang it on my wall.<br /><br />- RachelR.L. Naquinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646702531501661160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-88584601135131082592011-04-07T10:30:19.012-04:002011-04-07T10:30:19.012-04:00Rachel
Serial Comma Users Unite! :) I never gave ...Rachel<br /><br />Serial Comma Users Unite! :) I never gave much thought to the impact a comma could have until I was smacked upside the head with the "this could cost someone big $$" example.<br /><br />A comma! A comma! My estate tax for a comma!<br /><br />Considering a series on Punctuation Poetry. Currently working on a ballad to the colon...Ami Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-35176633243374130662011-04-07T10:06:33.186-04:002011-04-07T10:06:33.186-04:00Bravo! They can take my Oxford comma when they pry...Bravo! They can take my Oxford comma when they pry it from my cold, dead keyboard. <br /><br />The poem is awesome. Thanks for making me laugh this morning!<br /><br />- RachelR.L. Naquinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646702531501661160noreply@blogger.com