Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
25. The two commas in the first sentence, while not incorrect, are quite unnecessary. Every other one of
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 12:10 PM
Nov 2012

your commas here seems standard usage to me, though nowadays some of them would commonly be eliminated. I tend to favor the older, more comma rich, style--obviously. But then I, as opposed to many, also give a fuck about an Oxford comma:



Your frequent use of dashes and colons is unusual, but I like that, too.

What I find amusing is that veganlush, commenting on you perceived overuse of commas, did not mention your complete lack of sentence-ending punctuation marks. I think that's due to your helpful use of white space to isolate the thoughts.

Also, I can't help but to suspect that veganlush is a punctuation anarchist.

This meta language ramble brought to you, most of whom probably don't give fuck about any of it, by a former English major who neither knows nor follows all of the language rules.

As for the ideas you presented, I fear that you are correct.This loss did not release the baggers from the bubble. I think we need to work hard to stop others from being lured in. Our campaign must not end now--message, message, message.
"Stabbed in the back" theories [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2012 OP
Good comparison. Fortunately, we won this one without "conventional weapons" libdem4life Nov 2012 #1
ten four heaven05 Nov 2012 #2
Given those facts, it would seem that false hope... dchill Nov 2012 #3
Ha ha. Republican loss of their election leads to Republican loss of their.... Bucky Nov 2012 #4
K&R! Mme. Defarge Nov 2012 #5
George Orwell's 1984 Wellstone ruled Nov 2012 #6
oh, they are already there RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #7
Let the back stabbing begin! GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #8
The Hippies and the War Protestors ALSO... bvar22 Nov 2012 #9
So why is this a problem? Danascot Nov 2012 #10
IMHO, because deluded individuals are dangerous. fleabiscuit Nov 2012 #12
I propose we round up and detain the 47% of Americans who supported Mitt. Flatulo Nov 2012 #14
One big problem & symptom of other problems is the 3 or 4 times higher death threats against Obama. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #22
way too many veganlush Nov 2012 #11
there,s' no,thin,,g fugg,in,,, wr,,,ong, wit,h ,m,y, co,mma's struggle4progress Nov 2012 #13
Here, I fixed it for ya: freshwest Nov 2012 #15
fixed it? you done removed all my catastrophes! struggle4progress Nov 2012 #16
There is no such things as a CATastrophy. Only non-kitteh-catastrophes. So there! freshwest Nov 2012 #18
The two commas in the first sentence, while not incorrect, are quite unnecessary. Every other one of Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #25
not an anarchist veganlush Nov 2012 #26
I was joking, of course, but the commas are meant to clarify the written message, and, if used Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #31
The more they think they're winning the safer.. zentrum Nov 2012 #17
My current theory is blind hatred... DryHump Nov 2012 #19
Teabaggers have been lied to & manipulated for profit by RW media hucksters 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #20
Just got a big huge laugh from a facebook posting. japple Nov 2012 #21
japple Diclotican Nov 2012 #24
Wait, so she moved to France??? smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #28
Yes, her husband's employer sent them. They have rented a huge old house japple Nov 2012 #32
struggle4progress Diclotican Nov 2012 #23
Good Information. Sognefjord Nov 2012 #34
Sognefjord Diclotican Nov 2012 #35
I don't recall being told we were winning Vietnam. It was all over the news... Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #27
Say what? RobertEarl Nov 2012 #29
I know what I saw on TV. I KNEW we were not winning. Everyone knew. That's how I remember it. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #33
Honeycombe8 Diclotican Nov 2012 #36
Yes, those are the things I remember. I just especially remember the metal tubes. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #37
Honeycombe8 Diclotican Nov 2012 #38
They're already claiming that it's 'voter fraud' Sirveri Nov 2012 #30
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»"Stabbed in the back...»Reply #25