tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post155716288553246114..comments2023-10-31T18:07:19.702+00:00Comments on the old jaw jaw: Belching out the inadequate comma: grammar and child labourallamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866852147657326822noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-50313821202106384122012-09-18T11:39:58.116+01:002012-09-18T11:39:58.116+01:00Ha, I really should google these things before goi...Ha, I really should google these things before going off on a rant about them...allamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866852147657326822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-26287400414845847762012-09-18T00:02:45.697+01:002012-09-18T00:02:45.697+01:00Oh, this is one of my pet peeves too. I believe th...Oh, this is one of my pet peeves too. I believe the technical term is "comma splice." But I like your name better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-68707825444044369872012-09-14T13:20:19.681+01:002012-09-14T13:20:19.681+01:00I'm a bit of a dash addict too, but also colon...I'm a bit of a dash addict too, but also colons, semi-colons, the uncouth double question mark (see previous comment)... god I love punctuation. I might spend this entire weekend punctuating like a fiend.allamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866852147657326822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-25415364259335044852012-09-14T13:04:16.140+01:002012-09-14T13:04:16.140+01:00Pretty much what Deb said. Will get the book, and ...Pretty much what Deb said. Will get the book, and will try my hardest to ignore the inadequate commas, which also drive me up the wall. <br /><br />I overuse the dash. I am on a mission to replace dashes with semi-colons or colons where grammatically appropriate, and to rephrase my sentences where they are not! I think I actually mentioned the dash overuse in my inaugural blog post as something to work on in my writing, and I still haven't fixed it. Fail.Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812865772654663502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-63797841369675701332012-09-14T09:27:32.103+01:002012-09-14T09:27:32.103+01:00Thanks Deb, glad it's not just me! (I'm ge...Thanks Deb, glad it's not just me! (I'm getting really self-conscious every time I use a comma now - is this comma up to the task??)allamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866852147657326822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-46708285473826541112012-09-14T02:34:11.344+01:002012-09-14T02:34:11.344+01:00i like this phrase, "the inadequate comma&quo...i like this phrase, "the inadequate comma" as much as I hate the thing. it's also a pet peeve of mine, and i'm no grammar nut. i just love colons and semi-colons. someone actually made fun of me for using semi-colons in my blog (way too informal of a place for something so persnickety). but there's something worse: the inadequate comma! <br /><br />and the book sounds excellent despite the fact that the editor should be fired. i'll check it out. dwerrleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917174708039425122noreply@blogger.com