Another pointless thread
Posted 18/05/2010 - 10:54
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ISO wrote:
G wrote:
G then are you in favour of the 'Oxford' comma? And, etc.....
In general, yes, but I fear I am not always consistent. Sometimes it looks awkward, so I omit it.G wrote:
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Because I am a stickler for correct English, I thought I should make these points clear.G then are you in favour of the 'Oxford' comma? And, etc.....
G
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Posted 18/05/2010 - 10:58
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Indeed sometimes it does - but it's very handy, and can make an idea more clear.
Posted 18/05/2010 - 11:06
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Oh boy, I can see a new argument coming on - whether or not to use the Oxford (or Harvard if you are American) comma.
Personally I do not use it, unless it helps resolve an ambiguity. Rephrasing often does that in a better way than an Oxford comma.
Personally I do not use it, unless it helps resolve an ambiguity. Rephrasing often does that in a better way than an Oxford comma.
Posted 18/05/2010 - 11:17
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I suspect that any argument over the Oxford comma is likely to be a more decorous affair than certain recent shenanigans.
So don't feel inhibited from criticising my use of the said comma. It's not a subject on which we need trouble the moderators - I hope.
G
So don't feel inhibited from criticising my use of the said comma. It's not a subject on which we need trouble the moderators - I hope.
G
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Posted 18/05/2010 - 11:26
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Elegance of phrasing is a dying art - unfortunately, many readers are unable to decipher it, leading to a requirement for short sentences, clarity and coherence on an unprecedented scale.
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Posted 18/05/2010 - 11:26
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how about ee with no caps
Posted 18/05/2010 - 11:40
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What was that about no caps?
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Posted 18/05/2010 - 11:45
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e.e.cummins - american author who often wrote without cap letters or full stops (points for our american readers)
Posted 18/05/2010 - 11:51
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(you could say a pointless thread)
Posted 18/05/2010 - 12:03
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Gwyn wrote:
Murphy's, from Cork, is now owned by Heineken, which is why you get it in Oz.
Again it is better in Cork than elsewhere.
Stouts don't travel well, nor do they taste the same when brewed away from their home brewery.
Thank you Gwyn - if it tastes this good here, the taste in Cork must be a corker.
Murphy's, from Cork, is now owned by Heineken, which is why you get it in Oz.
Again it is better in Cork than elsewhere.
Stouts don't travel well, nor do they taste the same when brewed away from their home brewery.
Posted 18/05/2010 - 12:38
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[quote:3496ace15f="George Lazarette"][quote:3496ace15f="ISO"]G wrote:
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In general, yes, but I fear I am not always consistent. Sometimes it looks awkward, so I omit it.
G
That should be "not consistent" shirley.
In general, yes, but I fear I am not always consistent. Sometimes it looks awkward, so I omit it.
G
Posted 18/05/2010 - 12:43
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i-Berg wrote:
I can confirm that Murphy's in Cork is very very good. But then so is Guinness but Beamish is the best .
Gwyn wrote:
Murphy's, from Cork, is now owned by Heineken, which is why you get it in Oz.
Again it is better in Cork than elsewhere.
Stouts don't travel well, nor do they taste the same when brewed away from their home brewery.
Thank you Gwyn - if it tastes this good here, the taste in Cork must be a corker. Murphy's, from Cork, is now owned by Heineken, which is why you get it in Oz.
Again it is better in Cork than elsewhere.
Stouts don't travel well, nor do they taste the same when brewed away from their home brewery.
Posted 18/05/2010 - 12:45
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George Lazarette wrote:
I suspect that any argument over the Oxford comma is likely to be a more decorous affair than certain recent shenanigans.
So don't feel inhibited from criticising my use of the said comma. It's not a subject on which we need trouble the moderators - I hope.
G
Since my English lessons never seemed to cover the finer points of grammar, or indeed any grammar beyond a capital letter and a full stop (1960s education at it's best ) I shall not be joining in.
I suspect that any argument over the Oxford comma is likely to be a more decorous affair than certain recent shenanigans.
So don't feel inhibited from criticising my use of the said comma. It's not a subject on which we need trouble the moderators - I hope.
G
Posted 18/05/2010 - 12:47
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Ingerlich never done me no good.
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G then are you in favour of the 'Oxford' comma? And, etc.....