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john commented on the word join, or die.
The first political cartoon published in an American newspaper. By Ben Franklin, no less.
August 24, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word join, or die.
Based on the (freaky) belief that if you cut a snake into pieces, but joined the pieces again before the sun set, that the snake would not die.
August 24, 2009
Telofy commented on the word join, or die.
Quite an eye catcher, this Oxford comma.
August 24, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word join, or die.
I have often thought that this would make a great tattoo.
August 24, 2009
reesetee commented on the word join, or die.
You're right. Now I want one.
August 24, 2009
daymoon commented on the word join, or die.
2 Days Ago (well, two days before I wrote this), Chained_bear said:
"Based on the (freaky) belief that if you cut a snake into pieces, but joined the pieces again before the sun set, that the snake would not die".
Well you know what? Someone should try that.
August 27, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word join, or die.
Uhh... no. Cruelty to snakes may make a good eighteenth-century political cartoon, but not a good empirical experiment—at least not in this century.
August 27, 2009
Telofy commented on the word join, or die.
May I inquire about this comma again?
I’ve seen numerous instances of such “lists” of two words, joined by “and” or “or” that did not contain this comma even though the texts consistently used the Oxford comma in longer lists. Furthermore Wikipedia says: “The serial comma or series comma (also known as the Oxford comma or Harvard comma) is the comma used immediately before a grammatical conjunction (usually and or or, sometimes nor) preceding the final item in a list of three or more items.” (emphasis added)
So, is this actually an Oxford comma, or is it something else?
May 4, 2010
Telofy commented on the word join, or die.
Anyone?
May 7, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word join, or die.
Telofy: I just added a citation to balancing expression that might be of interest to you.
July 29, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word join, or die.
Of course, this Wordnik blog entry is also interesting. (Note that professor von schmartzenpanz is mentioned).
July 29, 2010