Commas! USE THEM!

[Ohiogal]

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[zipplewrath]

1. Comma's save lives.

Let's eat, grandma.

Let's eat grandma.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Commas save lives but apostrophes are not used to form plurals.

[zipplewrath]

3. Ya know

As soon as I saw your response, I knew what mistake I had made.

[3catwoman3]

4. Way too many people think any word that ends in...

...the letter "s" must have an apostrophe before that "s."

I am particularly annoyed by names on mailboxes or signs that do this - "The Smith's" or "The McGregor's."

There was an interesting discussion somewhere (maybe here?) of how the plural of "guys" should be spelled and pronounced. I use "guys' " and pronounce it the same as the singular. Can't stand "guyses."

[dewsgirl]

6. Thank you, I was trying to think of this saying.

[PoliticAverse]

5. It's not just a good idea, it's the law...

https://thewritelife.com/is-the-oxford-comma-necessary/

[Polly Hennessey]

7. I adore commas.

Get giddy over hyphens and colons, too.

[Ron Obvious]

8. I was just re-reading Lynn Truss' Eats, Shoots, & Leaves

Highly recommended if you like this sort of thing.

The convict said the judge is insane.
The convict, said the judge, is insane.

[flotsam]

9. Okay,

...but, when I do, I sound like William Shatner, on Star Trek.

[consider_this]

10. Thread winner!!!

[montana_hazeleyes]

11. So true flotsam!

[ailsagirl]

12. Excellent examples of how important commas are!!

(and hilarious, of course)

[912gdm]

13. okay...