{"id":543959,"date":"2010-04-22T18:57:30","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T22:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mudmambas.wordpress.com\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2010-04-22T18:57:30","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T22:57:30","slug":"oxford-commas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/543959","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Commas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Breeze<\/a> popped into my last post and muttered something about the serial or “Oxford” comma which was, until shortly after I read that comment, missing from the blog title. It’s a bone of contention, this penultimate comma in a list of things.<\/p>\n

For example, is it “The grocer had carrots, rutabagas, and celery,” or “The grocer had carrots, rutabagas and celery”?\u00a0Which is right? Not even copyeditors agree. For me, even though I can get emotional about some punctuational issues (if the grocer has carrot’s and rutabaga’s, I will take my business elsewhere), this one is like gun control: an issue about which I am able to take sides to the satisfaction of the divided majority. I can see both sides, and am OK either way. Take the comma or leave it.<\/p>\n

But it seems like this is a critical question that will affect the success of this blog and the fates of us all, so please weigh in. I will play the winner. Make your arguments below.<\/p>\n

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