tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post5649621866689279394..comments2023-09-06T03:55:53.012-07:00Comments on Nowhere to go but everywhere: ETD: 4 DaysMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198921079835614264noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-72905056265317822602009-07-11T17:53:54.851-07:002009-07-11T17:53:54.851-07:00AP standard is to not include the final comma - sa...AP standard is to not include the final comma - saves space. In standard grammar the rule demands it. There are exceptions, of course.Associated Pressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-35020842580694381772009-07-09T18:42:40.513-07:002009-07-09T18:42:40.513-07:00I don't have a fully formed opinion on the mat...I don't have a fully formed opinion on the matter. I was taught to include the third comma and I also feel like the third comma better conveys the pace of our speech in those situations. That said, a lot of people much smarter and more respectable than me (I'm not referring to DCP here) tend not to use it. <br /><br />I'd also add that from an ecological standpoint, we'd probably be better off dropping it. Thn gn, frm n clgcl stndpnt w'd b bttr ff typng wtht vwls, t. <br /><br />Anyway, in my own writing, I"m more comfortable using it than not.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198921079835614264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-32878097703681133502009-07-09T08:55:02.429-07:002009-07-09T08:55:02.429-07:00What do you SNOOTS think about commas in a series?...What do you SNOOTS think about commas in a series? Specifically, the last comma, e.g. "'you, Andy and I'" (from DCP's post) or "you, Andy, and I" (how I would write it).<br /><br />Ready, set, go!<br /><br />Ready, set go?jssnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-57881157495915932722009-07-08T19:39:57.002-07:002009-07-08T19:39:57.002-07:00Totally. I feel sorry for people whose fathers di...Totally. I feel sorry for people whose fathers didn't insist they read Portnoy's Complaint at the age of 12.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198921079835614264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-39274359127763797082009-07-08T15:48:03.134-07:002009-07-08T15:48:03.134-07:00I just recalled the "required reading" y...I just recalled the "required reading" your dad would assign you, Andy and I. Those were the days.DCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-10551962348117488582009-07-08T15:46:45.840-07:002009-07-08T15:46:45.840-07:00Keep the DFW analysis coming. DCP thoroughly enjo...Keep the DFW analysis coming. DCP thoroughly enjoys it.David Cecil Pekemanoreply@blogger.com