tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post1537455799621131534..comments2024-03-20T02:26:46.482-04:00Comments on Joanna Bourne: Technical Topics -- Breaking Comma Rules for Fun and ProfitJo Bournehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-64185931213928661242020-09-02T09:47:38.641-04:002020-09-02T09:47:38.641-04:00I'm glad it's some help to you. There are ...I'm glad it's some help to you. There are experts out there who have more to say, but not all of them really understand the fiction side of this.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-26494324986324886752020-09-02T05:50:56.537-04:002020-09-02T05:50:56.537-04:00I really enjoy simply reading all of your weblogs....I really enjoy simply reading all of your weblogs. Simply wanted to inform you that you have people like me who appreciate your work. Definitely a great post on <a href="https://www.showboxappdownloadz.com/2020/02/compound-sentences.html/" rel="nofollow">Compound sentences</a>. Hats off to you! The information that you have provided is very helpful.Carly Vineberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447942919972875225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-26279281168802173082015-03-02T11:39:11.768-05:002015-03-02T11:39:11.768-05:00Sounds like a good practical place to put a comma....Sounds like a good practical place to put a comma. One can always add that comma when it's needed for comprehension.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-83660008039321921232015-03-02T03:53:59.509-05:002015-03-02T03:53:59.509-05:00As to where the line is drawn, I generally don'...As to where the line is drawn, I generally don't use the Oxford comma except when listing items that are joined by a conjunction. For example: "Her sewing bag contained needles and thread, hooks and buttons, and a pair of scissors." <br /><br />I'm not sure if that would be considered heresy or practicality...Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-68485691947254046192015-02-21T17:31:58.822-05:002015-02-21T17:31:58.822-05:00I'm an Oxford comma sorta person. I've nev...I'm an Oxford comma sorta person. I've never been able to figure out where the line is drawn in this conflict. <br /><br />Chicago versus AP rules is the way I think about it, with AP being the journalists' stylebook. Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-10667913060920124402015-02-21T17:28:40.847-05:002015-02-21T17:28:40.847-05:00I am far more intimate with the Chicago Manual of ...I am far more intimate with the Chicago Manual of Style than I ever wished to be.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-77900453126416430652015-02-21T16:13:29.650-05:002015-02-21T16:13:29.650-05:00*nods* Exactly. Although I have issues with the O...*nods* Exactly. Although I have issues with the Oxford comma because I was brought up not to do "comma and". I'm not sure if it's a British thing or an age thing.Cazhttp://www.bookisk29.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-34100780961761103342015-02-20T22:48:29.889-05:002015-02-20T22:48:29.889-05:00LOL! I think I'll do my commas by the book. ;-...LOL! I think I'll do my commas by the book. ;-)Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-6699836733298413312015-02-20T20:48:16.674-05:002015-02-20T20:48:16.674-05:00I have a feeling folks either grow out of this
or ...I have a feeling folks either grow out of this<br />or they become unique and famous<br />or they join the Foreign Legion and go to Libya.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-12582731328250788312015-02-20T20:45:17.801-05:002015-02-20T20:45:17.801-05:00It's a brave Oxford comma man who walks into P...It's a brave Oxford comma man who walks into Pub full of non-Oxford-comma supporters.<br />Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-18036289497697416102015-02-20T20:44:13.586-05:002015-02-20T20:44:13.586-05:00The best way to make your punctuation invisible --...The best way to make your punctuation invisible -- which is the way you want it -- is to use ordinary correct punctuation, ISTMJo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-28959337876747817812015-02-20T20:42:08.590-05:002015-02-20T20:42:08.590-05:00I don't know all the punctuation rules and gra...I don't know all the punctuation rules and grammar rules. I try to be knowledgeable, but that's really a copyediting specialty.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-33998065283294380472015-02-20T20:24:00.899-05:002015-02-20T20:24:00.899-05:00Thank you. I had a discussion with a young man who...Thank you. I had a discussion with a young man who had decided not to use chapters in his YA scifi because two literary novels didn't and they won awards. He's adamant he doesn't need them. He wants to be different.<br /><br />Go forth, young Jedi, and set the world on fire. I'm sure those agents you're submitting to will love it.<br /><br />I can't read one literary author due to their disdain for certain punctuation. I just can't. I've tried. It drives me nuts. What do I know? He wins awards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-76536850075681684102015-02-20T15:51:59.965-05:002015-02-20T15:51:59.965-05:00The huge question of whether or not to comma has b...The huge question of whether or not to comma has been the cause of many a fistfight :-)Andrea K. Steinhttp://www.andreakstein.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-62646549878187427582015-02-20T12:52:07.518-05:002015-02-20T12:52:07.518-05:00The rules for using commas have evolved because th...The rules for using commas have evolved because they aid understanding and make the text easier to read and understand. Deliberately ignoring them is likely to result in the reader stumbling when reading or having to re-read to understand. Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553503435833467369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-67941935410570099082015-02-20T12:45:43.578-05:002015-02-20T12:45:43.578-05:00It's not you I'd think less of, it's t...It's not you I'd think less of, it's the editing! Hahaha!<br /><br />I probably didn't put the comma in the correct place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435867027350218124noreply@blogger.com