The Importance of the Serial Comma

[LisaC]

Industries like Journalism and Correspondence jobs are understandable areas for not using "proper" English rules. However, this should never be a reason to not teach the right way of comma usage. Here's a link to what I was talking about.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas_big.htm#1

Rule number one explains this perfectly.

I was taught the right way, but I was also taught that there were exceptions to the rule...

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Industries like Journalism and Correspondence jobs are understandable areas for not using "proper" English rules. However, this should never be a reason to not teach the right way of comma usage. Here's a link to what I was talking about.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas_big.htm#1

Rule number one explains this perfectly.

I was taught the right way, but I was also taught that there were exceptions to the rule...

I understand that. It's a shame there are so many different exceptions. It was truly confusing for me in high school and I can't imagine what it's like today with all the influx of texting and email shorthand.

 

[MacDaddy]

Industries like Journalism and Correspondence jobs are understandable areas for not using "proper" English rules. However, this should never be a reason to not teach the right way of comma usage. Here's a link to what I was talking about.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas_big.htm#1

Rule number one explains this perfectly.

I was taught the right way, but I was also taught that there were exceptions to the rule...

I understand that. It's a shame there are so many different exceptions. It was truly confusing for me in high school and I can't imagine what it's like today with all the influx of texting and email shorthand.

One thing about the English language, it is full of exceptions:

"i" before "e" ... and some times there are exceptions

 

[Foxmeister]

Industries like Journalism and Correspondence jobs are understandable areas for not using "proper" English rules. However, this should never be a reason to not teach the right way of comma usage. Here's a link to what I was talking about.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas_big.htm#1

Rule number one explains this perfectly.

I was taught the right way, but I was also taught that there were exceptions to the rule...

I understand that. It's a shame there are so many different exceptions. It was truly confusing for me in high school and I can't imagine what it's like today with all the influx of texting and email shorthand.

One thing about the English language, it is full of exceptions:

"i" before "e" ... and some times there are exceptions

...except after "c." Isn't that wEIrd?