Lunamor she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Now I apostrophe m thinking of Hermione saying quotation mark It apostrophe s leviOsa comma not levioSA quotation mark period 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeoryi she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 The colon can change the meaning of a sentence: Jenny ate her friend's sandwich Jenny ate her friend's colon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunamor she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 How do y’all feel about the Oxford comma? I strongly believe it should be necessary. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeoryi she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Coma or comma? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunamor she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 I prefer commas to comas in general. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeoryi she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Apostrophe or catastrophe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunamor she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Apostrophe. ‘ > 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wierdo he/him Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 did you know... that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Braids she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Lunamor said: How do y’all feel about the Oxford comma? I strongly believe it should be necessary. I fully agree. That is a hill I will die on any day of the week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Lunamor said: How do y’all feel about the Oxford comma? I strongly believe it should be necessary. I forgot what that is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunamor she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 27 minutes ago, Wierdo said: did you know... that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell? Why did everyone learn that in school? 8 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said: I forgot what that is. If you have three or more items in a list, you can omit the comma between the last two items. That comma is the Oxford comma. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Honorable One he/him Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 6 hours ago, Wierdo said: did you know... that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell? *are the powerhouse Mitochondria is the plural of mitochondrion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal Platypus Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 14 hours ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: no comma no period It would be colon but it wouldn apostrophe t be quotation mark period period period quotation mark not quotation mark dot dot dot quotation mark question mark my bad comma you are correct period 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wierdo he/him Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, The Cowardly One said: *are the powerhouse Mitochondria is the plural of mitochondrion. Oh? I didn't know that, thank you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 8 hours ago, Lunamor said: Why did everyone learn that in school? If you have three or more items in a list, you can omit the comma between the last two items. That comma is the Oxford comma. So liike: I ate cheeseburgers, tomatoes and lettuce? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunamor she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Yep. That sentence is a technically correct abomination. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 I don apostroephe t think that the oxford comma is 100% necesary comma nor an abomination comma but I would prefer for it to be there to avoid confusion period 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Personally, I originally always went with the Oxford comma. Then my cowriter corrupted me and now I just don't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal Platypus Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 I always use the last comma, except when I don't 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunamor she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: Personally, I originally always went with the Oxford comma. Then my cowriter corrupted me and now I just don't. That’s a fireable offense! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 minute ago, Lunamor said: That’s a fireable offense! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal Platypus Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 you're fired 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scars of Hathsin he/him Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Sooo... Has anyone been fired from a job before? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Honorable One he/him Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Nope. Have you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeoryi she/her Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 27 minutes ago, Scars of Hathsin said: Sooo... Has anyone been fired from a job before? Yes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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