Pellitory · @pellitory
225 followers · 333 posts · Server mastodon.ie
The importance of #commas.
The absence of the comma in this ad (from the Irish Times yesterday) gives the sentence a gleefully sinister edge, viscerally reinforced by the repetition at the end...
thinkStory · @thinkStory
414 followers · 2165 posts · Server mastodon.greenoh my god.
'#Commas and #Periods with #QuotationMarks': A History Lesson and Explanation of the Conflict between Countries [subhead my addition]
https://cmosshoptalk.com/2020/10/20/commas-and-periods-with-quotation-marks/
#commas #periods #quotationmarks #amediting #editingcommunity #cmos #chicagomanualofstyle
Martin Kubler 🎲 Ⓐ 🏴 Ⓥ · @martinkubler
148 followers · 718 posts · Server mastodon.nuThe Comma Story: A TED talk about commas & punctuation. I enjoyed it. ➡️ https://ed.ted.com/lessons/comma-story-terisa-folaron
#grammar #writingtips #punctuation #commas
HansvR · @HansvR
230 followers · 435 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
195 followers · 209 posts · Server mastodon.socialHere's why we #editors generally don't leave a comma now in a name before the suffixes "Jr.," "II," "III," "IV," and so on: https://cmosshoptalk.com/2019/12/10/how-strunk-lost-his-comma/
#editors #chicagomanualofstyle #editing #commas #bookstodon
VAWeisman · @vaweisman
657 followers · 12343 posts · Server masto.aiI’m really annoyed with Apple’s latest #software update. Specifically, the #dictation feature for texts. It throws in commas EVERYWHERE! If I was dictating, it might look like “It throws in, commas everywhere!” I realize this is a #GrammarGeek #PunctuationGeek #problem, but it’s slowing me down because I have to go back and delete random commas. If anyone can tell me how to make it stop, I’d be so grateful. 🙏😩 #Apple #Commas #Comma #Punctuation #Grammar #SoftwareUpdate
#software #dictation #grammargeek #punctuationgeek #problem #apple #commas #comma #punctuation #grammar #softwareupdate
Sara · @CozyCatastrophe
36 followers · 40 posts · Server zirk.usUnder the influence of Iris Murdoch, I no longer use commas between adjectives. To be honest, contra most younger proofreaders, I am against this usage in general unless really necessary. #commas #proofreading #irismurdoch
#commas #proofreading #irismurdoch
AlexandraSamuel.com🇨🇦🇺🇸 · @awsamuel
1005 followers · 463 posts · Server social.coopWhy is #iOS voice #dictation suddenly introducing a thousand #commas into every sentence?
#ios #dictation #commas #iphone #tech #support
Stan Carey · @stancarey
154 followers · 22 posts · Server mastodon.ie"A comma does nothing but make easy a thing that if you like it enough is easy enough without the comma." —Gertrude Stein, On Punctuation
(I don't agree, but I like the line.) #writing #punctuation #commas
Roofhare · @Roofhare
133 followers · 956 posts · Server mastodon.socialI am not fond of the misuse or a lack of commas in social media. So, there.
#commas
M Verant · @mverant
136 followers · 169 posts · Server writing.exchangeI was thinking about a recent exchange re: #commas while #writing the sentence below, and I realized I regularly see ALL the styles below. That's from 3 to 0 commas!
3: I was sure that would get another laugh, but, abruptly, he was solemn.
2: I was sure that would get another laugh, but abruptly, he was solemn.
1: I was sure that would get another laugh, but abruptly he was solemn.
0: I was sure that would get another laugh but abruptly he was solemn.
Personally, I admire 3 but use 2
· @linkdrop
45 followers · 1816 posts · Server botsin.spaceThe Punctuation Guide https://www.thepunctuationguide.com/ #punctuation #parentheses #cheatsheet #semicolon #brackets #commas #hyphen #guide #point #slash #colon #dash
#punctuation #parentheses #cheatsheet #semicolon #brackets #commas #hyphen #guide #point #slash #colon #dash
earthtopus · @earthtopus
101 followers · 14422 posts · Server mspsocial.net"The protagonist's screaming, as he suffers agonizing physical pain induced by an aphrodisiac given him by an Asian prostitute, Harry's former lover, allegorizes his inability to know/enjoy the Other's, the killer's, jouissance as well as the pain of the loss of phallic jouissance that is inflicted on him."
ALLi Blog (unofficial) · @alli_BOT
13 followers · 696 posts · Server literatur.socialEncore Month: Make Punctuation Fun https://selfpublishingadvice.org/encore-month-make-punctuation-fun/ #BookEditorialAdvice #WritingAdvice #editingadvice #writingadvice #punctuation #editing #commas
#bookeditorialadvice #writingadvice #editingadvice #punctuation #editing #commas