http://www.7-west.org/2009/09/24/happy-punctuation-day/ The Virginia General Assembly from the perspective of 7 West. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:25:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 http://www.7-west.org/2009/09/24/happy-punctuation-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:47:52 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/?p=1051#comment-2251 I am delighted to say that while Ed Sector usually abides by the dictates of the AP Stylebook, we are strongly in favor of the serial comma. I knew I liked these people.

]]> http://www.7-west.org/2009/09/24/happy-punctuation-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:20:29 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/?p=1051#comment-2250 Wow, your journalist daughter could not disagree more with you. While I agree that it is at times necessary (as in your sentence above), many other times it is simply a waste of space. AP Stylebook FTW!

]]> http://www.7-west.org/2009/09/24/happy-punctuation-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:43:26 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/?p=1051#comment-2228 How about “To my parents, to Mother Teresa and to Pope John Paul II?” Much better.

]]> http://www.7-west.org/2009/09/24/happy-punctuation-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:31:58 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/?p=1051#comment-2227 Not so much. Here’s my favorite example of a sentence that needs a serial comma. (This is from a book dedication.) “To my parents, Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II.” Means something altogether different when you write, “To my parents, Mother Teresa, and Pope John Paul II.”

]]> http://www.7-west.org/2009/09/24/happy-punctuation-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2226 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:52:09 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/?p=1051#comment-2226 Oh no, Kris. I’ve always liked you, but your support for the serial comma makes me question my judgement. The serial comma is unecessary and ugly. Away with it!

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