Absolutley. "Hanged" ONLY applies to execution by hanging. (I first learned that in a spelling/grammar book; "Mind the Gaffe")EC8010 said:
Jack C. said:
Whoops! You're quite correct - no politics. Naughty boy! I shall refrain hereafter.
mach1 said:
Are you sure he doesn't believe in reincarnation?
This thread just won't die, will it...
And for some reason, we still have the second comma in the title. Mind you the title says nothing about punctuation so... 
If words add meaning to expression then write on! 🙂
CW Sept 07
If words add meaning to expression then write on! 🙂
CW Sept 07
Cal Weldon said:
Isn't the rule that you can only leave out the comma before the and only if your list comprises 2 elements? ie we have 3 so the comma after capitalization is correct....
dave
oops... an on topic post (hope it doesn't head off to texas 🙂)
They are serial commas. Without the second comma, it would suggest that spelling was comprised of capitalization and grammar.
I don't think so. The comma is redundant regardless of the number of subjects. I have never used a comma in that location and haven't been corrected on it.
Edit: I just checked with punctation check and it appears my assumptions are correct.
2nd edit: I was answering Dave's question but I guess it still applies.
Edit: I just checked with punctation check and it appears my assumptions are correct.
2nd edit: I was answering Dave's question but I guess it still applies.
Either way is correct, although it is more aesthetically pleasing if you use two commas to visually separate the three distinct elements of the list.
I think this is only my secund post in the tewb fourum 😉
I think this is only my secund post in the tewb fourum 😉
EC8010 said:
When talking of companies and other organisations, we Brits normally give them plural status, so 'Intel have... '
Americans normally treat them as singular entities, 'Intel has...' so 'the Government have...' would be BBC English, not CNN.
I cannot find my Strunk and White, but I am pretty sure they agree with me.
Apparently though, there is some debate on this issue. From the Wikipedia topic of serial comma:
The Times once published this description of a Peter Ustinov documentary: "highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector."[11] This is ambiguous as it stands, but even if a serial comma were added Mandela could still be mistaken for a demigod (and possibly still as a dildo collector).
Hope that clears up things for people.
Apparently though, there is some debate on this issue. From the Wikipedia topic of serial comma:
The Times once published this description of a Peter Ustinov documentary: "highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector."[11] This is ambiguous as it stands, but even if a serial comma were added Mandela could still be mistaken for a demigod (and possibly still as a dildo collector).
Hope that clears up things for people.
Cal Weldon said:
I have... things might be more relaxed 35 years on thou.... EC8010 what say you?
dave
To be pedantic (in keeping with the spirit of this thread), one shouldn't use 'comprised of'. The wording could be either 'spelling comprised capitalization . . ' or 'spelling was composed of capitalization . . .'
If we're having all these arguments about serial commas, just think what parallel commas would be like
Could this be, speaking of commas,, at least in this thread,,, a proper use of parallel commas?
Thanks to you Dave, I just audibly laughed at my cubicle.
Oh, and "Parts Express" (www.partsexpress.com) has elicited concerns from the wife when auto-complete places it in the URL bar.
Regards,
David
Oh, and "Parts Express" (www.partsexpress.com) has elicited concerns from the wife when auto-complete places it in the URL bar.
Regards,
David
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