[ SECRET POST #3103 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3103 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Guardians of the Galaxy]


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[Lawrence of Arabia]


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[Grimm]


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08. [SPOILERS for Hannibal]



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09. [SPOILERS for Buffy the Vampire Slayer]



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10. [WARNING for non-con/underage]



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12. [WARNING for rape]



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15. [WARNING for rape]

[Mad Max: Fury Road]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #443.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[kaijinscendre]

People who don't use the oxford comma. I thought it was something people that people were SUPPOSED to use now. But if so, most sewing and knitting distributors have not gotten the memo.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[(Anonymous)]

Nah, it's still optional.

And reasonably so IMO - although it's more precise to use it, the times when it matters are fairly rare, and can usually be worked out from context. And it's probably better to just relax and accept the fact that it's a widespread alternate usage.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[kaijinscendre]

But wouldn't it be easier just to always do it? It doesn't hurt to have it but it can be confusing without. Instead of having to double check to see if something makes sense, just add it.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[(Anonymous)]

if I'm coming out of my driveway most people can tell from context which direction I'm about to go in. I still put my blinker on.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[nanslice]

Oh man, I love the oxford comma.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[(Anonymous)]

I thought it was a US vs UK thing, but I'm an American now living in the UK and have heard in both countries that one isn't supposed to use it. I prefer using it, but I'm really self-conscious about it. Like I feel naughty when I do use it, feels so wrong but yet oh so right.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[kaijinscendre]

USE IT AND BE FREE!

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[(Anonymous)]

The Oxford comma is definitely how I was taught to write, and I've lived in the US and other countries, and largely grew up on English and Irish writers.

That said, I rarely notice that the New York Times doesn't use it.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[leisuretime]

Man I love the oxford comma. But as a copy editor for a US newspaper, I've had to kick the habit. Seriously, AP style says to use it only if it's required for clarity. I say, if you use it all the time, your sentences are always clear!

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[kaijinscendre]

Truth!

Is there a reason you are not supposed to always use it?

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[leisuretime]

I would suspect it has something to do with saving metal from the old days of newspaper printing (where every character had to be individually laid out line) and ink, which was probably a concern then and now.

But I don't know for sure; it's just always how AP style has been.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[kaijinscendre]

I googled it. It IS to save money. Huh.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[cbrachyrhynchos]

The answer to any grammar question is READ THE FUCKING STYLE BOOK.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[kaijinscendre]

I just used google.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[feotakahari]

I cannot convince anyone I edit for to use it. They just don't see the point.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[kaijinscendre]

The point is that it is awesome.

Re: Things That Grind Your Gears

[cbrachyrhynchos]

As an editor, I use the comma style that's IN THE FUCKING STYLEBOOK for the text I'm writing. If the style treats it as optional, I treat it as optional.