Pellitory · @pellitory
225 followers · 333 posts · Server mastodon.ie

The importance of .

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...

#commas

Last updated 1 year ago

thinkStory · @thinkStory
414 followers · 2165 posts · Server mastodon.green

The Comma Story: A TED talk about commas & punctuation. I enjoyed it. ➡️ ed.ted.com/lessons/comma-story

#grammar #writingtips #punctuation #commas

Last updated 1 year ago

HansvR · @HansvR
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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
195 followers · 209 posts · Server mastodon.social

Here's why we generally don't leave a comma now in a name before the suffixes "Jr.," "II," "III," "IV," and so on: cmosshoptalk.com/2019/12/10/ho

#editors #chicagomanualofstyle #editing #commas #bookstodon

Last updated 2 years ago

VAWeisman · @vaweisman
657 followers · 12343 posts · Server masto.ai

I’m really annoyed with Apple’s latest update. Specifically, the 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 , 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. 🙏😩

#software #dictation #grammargeek #punctuationgeek #problem #apple #commas #comma #punctuation #grammar #softwareupdate

Last updated 2 years ago

Sara · @CozyCatastrophe
36 followers · 40 posts · Server zirk.us

Under 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

Last updated 2 years ago

AlexandraSamuel.com🇨🇦🇺🇸 · @awsamuel
1005 followers · 463 posts · Server social.coop

Why is voice suddenly introducing a thousand into every sentence?

#ios #dictation #commas #iphone #tech #support

Last updated 2 years ago

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

Last updated 2 years ago

Roofhare · @Roofhare
133 followers · 956 posts · Server mastodon.social

I am not fond of the misuse or a lack of commas in social media. So, there.

#commas

Last updated 2 years ago

M Verant · @mverant
136 followers · 169 posts · Server writing.exchange

I was thinking about a recent exchange re: while 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

#writing #commas

Last updated 2 years ago

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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."


#amediting #commas

Last updated 5 years ago

ALLi Blog (unofficial) · @alli_BOT
13 followers · 696 posts · Server literatur.social