He discussing a pet peeve of mine: the Serial Comma.
Much like capitalizing the word president when referring to thePresident, I refuse to abandon the serial comma. In fact, I have great disputes with a colleague and, when he takes out the serial comma, I frequent go back in, redo the final draft, sign it, and then get him to sign it.
The serial comma serves a purpose. Trendy types may abandon it, but the abandon solid culture with it.
Understand your preference for the comma, but why do you abhor the "y" in they?
Posted by: LargeBill at October 17, 2004 10:35 AMHear hear! I've never understood why one should not put in that comma. And it should be there for the simple, and usually scale-tipping reason: it adds to clarity.
Posted by: Ann at October 17, 2004 02:26 AMAgreed. That was one of the AP Style rules that drove me crazy.
Posted by: Rusty at October 16, 2004 03:21 PM