Wednesday, 29 June, 2011

End of an Era

In the past, I've written about the the Oxford or 'serial' comma.

Well, it seems it has gone the way of the dodo.

I emailed an editor pal with the news who replied:
Yeah, I heard just earlier. I think they must have lost the naming rights. I expect it to be rebranded the HSBC comma or TD Waterhouse comma.

Jeez, but we editors are a cynical bunch, ain't we?

UPPERDATE: Reprieve! Rule change is just for PR dept. But still one wonders, WTF?
Publié par fern hill à 12:53:00 PM
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5 commentaires:

  1. What happened to all your comments?

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  2. Your last comment and my reply were on the older post.

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  3. Never mind the cynicism - I'm appalled, absolutely appalled, by the arrant, licentious pendantry on display here! Shameless, the lot of you.

    Harrumph.

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  4. Yup, all pendants and eyelets (= elites: ya think it'll go?) here.

    And proud of it.

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  5. Yikes. Sorry, Fern. Happy C-Day.

    wv="ovate." :)

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