Fellow Grammarians, rejoice! Your devotion to the rules of
Grammar, your delight in punctuation used properly has been vindicated! Those
of us in the know don't need to be told the power of a comma, its ability to
conquer kingdoms. Why, just examine this famous example:
A woman without her man is nothing.
Now, replace the commas where they were so
callously removed:
A woman, without her, man is nothing.
Ah! So much better.
In today's grammar news, the mighty comma has
rewarded the grammar purists. A Maine court settled a grammar debate over
serial commas with a ruling on overtime pay for dairy truck drivers!
https://qz.com/932004/the-oxford-comma-a-maine-court-settled-the-grammar-debate-over-serial-commas-with-a-ruling-on-overtime-pay-for-dairy-truck-drivers/
For further edification and a load of laughs,
I recommend: "Eats, Shoots
& Leaves", by Lynne Truss. My version came with a grammar repair kit
in the back, a page of stickers that included apostrophes and commas for
emergencies. I immediately used one of the apostrophes to correct a
wooden sign in my son's room that read: "Surfs up" Shudder! Now, if I
could only climb a 20 foot ladder and correct the sign of a nearby business: "Carls
Patio Furniture", my life would be complete.
Love to all! Mrs. Grammar Person
