is this the end times??

[meitachi]

Oxford Comma Dropped by a University of Oxford Style Guide

My world, it is crumbling around me.

Comments

[meiface.livejournal.com]

I REMAIN HORRIFIED AT ANY STYLE GUIDE THAT DROPS IT / DOESN'T USE IT :(

[meiface.livejournal.com]

You delight me. :D

Journalists, however, don't. Pah on their style guides!

[cherrybina.livejournal.com]

Same. I CHOOSE TO REJECT THIS REALITY AND KEEP MY COMMA.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

I have, like, this strange desire, Bina, to start dropping commas, all over, just to make up for all those people, who just, you know, aren't using the Oxford comma.

Sadly, I feel as though that may be even more painful to read. D:

[cherrybina.livejournal.com]

Yes, Mei, I agree with you. It is just, well, I cannot understand, because this news, in all seriousness, hurts my soul D:

[transitorial.livejournal.com]

WHAT. WHAT.

I mean, I know I don't use them in my own writing but HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?!?!

[meiface.livejournal.com]

WHY DON'T YOU USE THEM IN YOUR OWN WRITING? :(

[transitorial.livejournal.com]

BECAUSE I HAD A TERRIBLE ENGLISH TEACHER WHO GAVE ME GRIEF ABOUT THEM AND IT'S RUINED ME. :((( YOU TEACH ENGLISH, HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THE OXFORD COMMA?

[meiface.livejournal.com]

How terrible! On another grammar note, I used to put two spaces after all my full stops, but I think the internet indoctrinated me out of that habit...

[transitorial.livejournal.com]

I was never one to use two spaces, mostly because I would never remember to do it uniformly and thus things looked weird. I'm sure the internet had something to do with that.

(Crap, I need more Yotsuba icons!)

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Yotsubaaaaaa ♥ I only have the two I've used above and this one. :D

This is the sound of the English major in my soul dying.

[chaos-harmony.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Re: This is the sound of the English major in my soul dying.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

There, there, it is only apparently from a department style guide, and has nothing to do with the actual Oxford Press - but any institution bearing the name Oxford, imo, shouldn't be allowed to do anything but embrace the Oxford comma. WITH GUSTO.

[celerywench.livejournal.com]

OMG THAT'S POSSIBLY MORE HORRIFYING THAN WHEN THEY DECIDED PLUTO WASN'T A PLANET!!! STOP MESSING WITH MY UNIVERSE, PEOPLE ;-;

[meiface.livejournal.com]

haha obligatory icon

;___; seriously, the world is wrapping up.

[osoreranai.livejournal.com]

I just... just...

I'm sorry. I thought I could talk about this.

::cries manly tears in corner::

[meiface.livejournal.com]

I am moved by how many people feel so strongly about this comma though!

[meritjubet.livejournal.com]

There is too much irony in that link :/

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Real irony, or the kind of irony that's like rain on your wedding day? /old meme

[lil-blossom.livejournal.com]

D:

I am appalled, distraught, and confused.

[lil-blossom.livejournal.com]

And OMG just noticed your icon. ♥

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Well played, madam!

[meiface.livejournal.com]

alskdfj my flist lol. ♥

[evaporate.livejournal.com]

SCREAMING. THIS IS NOT OKAY.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

REBEL BY USING IT ALL THE TIME. we are such nonconformists oho.

[intomorning.livejournal.com]

NOOO. OXFORD COMMA FOREVER.

At least it's not the actual Oxford U Press. Whew!

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Any institution that dare bear the Oxford name should be obligated to embrace the Oxford comma! :( Even the shoes...

[meiface.livejournal.com]

but it is so much more satisfying to be overdramatic about little ridiculous things than real things! there is much less actual anger and despair involved, for one. :D

though I do love this comma.

[pregnantcigar.livejournal.com]

ugh, my morning is ruined

[herocountry.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO