User talk:Time Turner/Archive 9

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RE:Oxford Comma
I've been taught that the Oxford Comma is to be used when separating subjects in a list, otherwise the final two subjects will appear to be one or connected. For example: "eggs and bread" isn't a singular object. Therefore, a comma is used to separate them: Much better. Likewise, "Electrodrome, Twisted Mansion, Mount Wario and Bowser's Castle" makes it sounds like a singular race between the later two locations. I don't see this type of comma as "optional" or even "confusing". It's fairly common grammar that I learned back in first grade and I don't get why people seem to see it as unnecessary. 16:24, 19 January 2017 (EST)
 * "My grocery list today consists of buying milk, eggs and bread."
 * "My grocery list today consists of buying milk, eggs, and bread."
 * "especially on a website that mostly cares about the basics of English grammar"
 * This is basic grammar as far as I can tell. Yes, I get that common sense plays a part in noticing whether two of the subjects on a list are different, but that it isn't the point. And in some cases, it can be difficult. A comma is meant to either separate words on a list or mark a conjointment of certain sentences, like right here, in the previous sentence, or in the following one (hey look, another list!). I, honestly, never heard of lists not using the Oxford Comma until I joined this wiki, where it seems people neglect using it regularly...
 * I'm not trying to sound harsh, and none of this is really directed at you. I'm merely just trying to get my point across. I really, truly do not get why people intentionally neglect to do something as simple as punctuate properly. 16:47, 19 January 2017 (EST)
 * I see nothing in the link you provided that I didn't already know. For example, "To my parents, Ayn Rand, and God." is a list and "They went to Oregon with Betty, a maid and a cook." is not. I get how this could be confusing, but in this edit's case, it is a list and should be punctuated as such. I'm sorry this led to an unwanted and confusing argument, but I believe I made the right call. Let's just drop this, please, before this gets even more out of hand... 17:05, 19 January 2017 (EST)