Why commas count

Language Log 2018-11-23

Summary:

Sent by a friend: It seems that Dunn Lumber (ten locations in the Puget Sound area) is famous for posting such thought-provoking, mind-bending messages on the sign outside its store. I know:  Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. For the record, I am a strong advocate of the Oxford / Harvard / series / serial comma, […]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=40718

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Tags:

punctuation

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

11/23/2018, 00:47

Date published:

11/22/2018, 20:35