Elieson Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Founded on the principles that the Oxford Comma is punctuation worthy of recognition throughout the English Language, the Oxford Comma Guild strives to support clarification of all things ambiguous! The Oxford Comma Guild supports those who support it! The Oxford comma adds ambiguity in some cases, but it takes away ambiguity in others cases, so I suggest using it when it takes away ambiguity, and not using it when it adds ambiguity. I use Oxford commas to separate clauses, to clearly indicate that there are separate clauses, not an enumeration. For example I would write: "The girl invited her father and a tuba player and her mother" (enumeration). "The girl invited her father and a tuba player, and her mother couldn't come" (two separate clauses). In fact the Oxford comma takes away ambiguity in this case. "The girl invited her father and a tuba player and her mother couldn't come." The question now arises who couldn't come: her mother or the tuba player and her mother? Adding an Oxford comma would take away ambiguity. With SecondWorld and myself as Co-founders, and Hattusili as our local expert in the field, the Oxford Comma Guild will do nothing but bring confidence to those communicating in English. Edited December 4, 2014 by Sara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 yay, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) OP, I suggest adding the following page for further clarification. Edited December 4, 2014 by Hattusili I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elieson Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 B-But Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondworld Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 May the oxford comma bring clarity and prosperity to all who use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinumi Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 may the oxford comma oppress those who use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elieson Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Why all the h8 m8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) What is this sorcery? Why doesn't the Oxford comma want me to link to this page? Edit: Excellent, it's working now. Edited December 4, 2014 by Hattusili I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaze Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I support it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Do I care? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijon Mustard Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 my favourite comma <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hear, hear, and hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoncat Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Yeah I support it. It can drastically change the meaning of a sentence, sometimes with hilarious results... We invited the strippers, JFK, and Stalin. We invited the strippers, JFK and Stalin. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I am Loki of Jotunheim, son of Laufey, and father of Hróðvitnir, and i approve this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 can someone eli5 the oxford comma? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 the oxford comma doesn't clarify everything it touches tho i mean i still use it but it isn't grammar jesus or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Sword Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 All hail unambiguous sentence structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondworld Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 the oxford comma doesn't clarify everything it touches tho i mean i still use it but it isn't grammar jesus or anything This is an important point and should be noted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klokinator Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I use the oxford comma every day. In fact, I was shocked when I realized that there was even a term for my method of using punctuation. Simply put, I use comma's any time I would normally pause slightly while speaking IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specta Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 but the oxford comma isn't unrecognized I like oxford commas and all but even speaking as an english major this is a strange guild lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florete Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 The Oxford comma should not exist. That is, it shouldn't exist as a concept because it should just be standard. I really hate when it's not used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klokinator Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I don't understand how people write properly without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 they write like a m e r i c a n s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandragon Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 they write like a m e r i c a n s The elitest is strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) elitist* we talkin bout grammar in here and you cant fuckin spell man jeeezus Edited December 5, 2014 by Lord Raven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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