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That one is a good one too! The Shrike Send a noteboard - 12/11/2017 03:06:53 PM

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I also like the "I like cooking, children, and my family" where taking out the commas makes the person a psychopath: "I like cooking children and my family".

There are some other great ones that show the importance of oxford commas too.

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"Different to" or "different from"? Discuss Cannoli - 09/11/2017 05:29:38 PM 541 Views
Hailing from neither said nameless islands, nor the equally nameless former colonies... Legolas - 09/11/2017 06:41:43 PM 265 Views
An answer. The Shrike - 09/11/2017 06:54:32 PM 363 Views
Despite what the link says, I prefer 'from" or "than." damookster - 09/11/2017 07:35:36 PM 209 Views
I think I say 'than' The Shrike - 09/11/2017 07:41:45 PM 250 Views
The pronunciation of "colonel" isn't a Brit/American english thing, is it? damookster - 09/11/2017 07:59:27 PM 285 Views
Regarding your inside statement - Not for an Anglophile The Shrike - 09/11/2017 08:22:44 PM 249 Views
I don't believe there's a colonel of truth in what you've just written Tom - 09/11/2017 08:51:00 PM 255 Views
I was going to say, no, the French have it with an L too... Legolas - 09/11/2017 08:39:05 PM 259 Views
Just say "different then" [sic] and irritate everyone *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:40 PM 142 Views
then than same thing random thoughts - 10/11/2017 02:26:37 PM 230 Views
No. They don't have the same meaning and can radically change a sentence's meaning. The Shrike - 10/11/2017 05:34:16 PM 265 Views
HA! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:49:15 PM 280 Views
That one is a good one too! The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:53 PM 316 Views
can you explain that in more detail? random thoughts - 11/11/2017 12:23:41 AM 295 Views
Here - I have done it for you. The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:00 PM 206 Views
maybe you could define sarcasm random thoughts - 13/11/2017 04:09:40 PM 330 Views
You're welcome. The Shrike - 13/11/2017 05:24:33 PM 248 Views
No you really should have know I was kidding so you run along *NM* random thoughts - 14/11/2017 02:11:22 AM 141 Views
The past participle of know is known. The Shrike - 14/11/2017 12:28:03 PM 221 Views
I found the article in the sidebar on the October Revolution quite amusing *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:07 PM 152 Views
This one? The Shrike - 09/11/2017 10:59:39 PM 425 Views
The very same! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:47:35 PM 221 Views
different than *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2017 09:57:20 PM 153 Views
Can I understand what you're saying/writing? That's all I really need. aerocontrols - 10/11/2017 03:32:47 PM 341 Views
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