tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post7486401415040611056..comments2023-08-12T08:52:19.312-04:00Comments on Anne Says So: Even Pettier Pet PeevesAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217237523081805548noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-29684430067587800752011-08-14T21:22:22.172-04:002011-08-14T21:22:22.172-04:00So funny! The last comma in a series cracks me up ...So funny! The last comma in a series cracks me up because I have ALWAYS been taught to have it there...middle school, high school, college, and in my PR jobs, too! I was always corrected anytime I left it off, so I almost always include it now - but I think about it almost every single time I write - or type - a series of things. Crazy contradictory grammar rules!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649636926988383998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-85194318625684587362011-08-11T21:23:33.064-04:002011-08-11T21:23:33.064-04:00I'm sorry, but I need my ellipses all together...I'm sorry, but I need my ellipses all together...hanging out. And if omitting spaces between them is wrong, then I don't wanna be right!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751850168623037895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-42303141705057993442011-08-11T10:11:04.940-04:002011-08-11T10:11:04.940-04:00It is beyond funny that you mentioned the double s...It is beyond funny that you mentioned the double spaces. I saw a quote on Pinterest yesterday listing it as a fatal error, however I CANNOT stop. Like you, I had keyboarding in seventh grade, and I forever will double space after end punctuation.Angela Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031788258531228002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-91179549974565265302011-08-10T19:29:14.637-04:002011-08-10T19:29:14.637-04:00I ALWAYS put commas before my and when listing thi...I ALWAYS put commas before my and when listing things. I think i had a teacher who always took off points if you didn't use it (which is silly, since both ways are technically correct) and now I feel like I have to use it! <br /><br />Also, I will always put two spaced after periods when typing. My brain just couldn't do it any other way!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722170630645934568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-2904333306596258152011-08-10T15:32:53.275-04:002011-08-10T15:32:53.275-04:00Girl, I'm an SLP and I make tons of mistakes!!...Girl, I'm an SLP and I make tons of mistakes!! As long as you never point mine out we will be cool:)Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406330150466009949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-23441295695679128272011-08-10T13:37:02.814-04:002011-08-10T13:37:02.814-04:00Yes, now I'm really scared for you to ever rea...Yes, now I'm really scared for you to ever read a blog post of mine. Just kidding...maybe. I agree that ellipses (and parentheses) are awesome!Amy @ Forever 29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08186922608721674757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-16038333556283762962011-08-10T10:23:38.757-04:002011-08-10T10:23:38.757-04:00Would you believe we have something in common besi...Would you believe we have something in common besides our love of carbs? Latin! 5-6 years in high school and college (couple credits short of a minor). Teaching middle school and high school Latin was also my part-time job in college. I know this sounds pathetic, but I seriously miss it and often wish I had time to just sit around and translate. It's not uncommon for conjugations to randomly pop up in my head. A, AE, AE, AM, A, AE ARUM, IS, AS, IS ... right?<br /><br />As for the grammar pet peeves, I can somewhat relate (especially the last comma), but I'm far too consumed with legal writing to think about much else. 5 years of daily brief and memo writing and reading is enough to drive a person mad! Thank goodness for blogs like yours to provide respite. :)StratPackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387769976819324395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-48887488886591087592011-08-10T10:01:41.218-04:002011-08-10T10:01:41.218-04:00So funny! I literally stress out about the comma i...So funny! I literally stress out about the comma in a series. Mrs. Baumgartner (my 7th & 8th grade English teacher) was the teacher in my life who stamped her grammar rules into my brain. She was very strongly on the side of the comma before "and", but our yearbook/journalism teacher was strongly against it. I have to fight my conscience to leave it out, but I'm working on it!<br /><br />Also, I'm fighting my typing/computer class learning to leave out the second space between sentences!<br />On the positive side, I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks! :)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258883779565062486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044314274258588678.post-43602213031184385312011-08-10T09:13:11.176-04:002011-08-10T09:13:11.176-04:00You know I love this post. You’re not petty or nit...You know I love this post. You’re not petty or nitpicky; you’re my soulmate!<br /><br />Two things: I agree with you on the comma before the third item in a series. That’s formally known as the “Harvard comma” and according to AP Style, is completely unnecessary, though not technically incorrect.<br /><br />Spaces before and after ellipses: this is something that I constantly correct in marketing materials. The AP Style rule to treat the ellipsis as a free-standing word (with proper spacing before and after) was carved into my brain by Professor Mocker in “Introduction to PR Writing” in 2000 … I haven’t forgotten it since!<br /><br />xoKristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853779545660014189noreply@blogger.com