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The importance of punctuation. I don’t believe epicurious wants you to boil your potatoes for two thousand five-hundred thirty minutes. That’s more than 42 hours of cooking.
Probably 25-30 minutes is more reasonable.
Never underestimate the power of the hyphen.
Something’s wrong here, and we’ve seen this mistake before. Can you spot it?
A poster-sized render of an old, first-draft cover for Pelican Books. But something’s missing. What?
![Oxford, birthplace of the Oxford Comma.
What exactly is the Oxford Comma, you ask? For some, it is a vital piece of punctuation — never write a three-or-more item list without one. For others, it is an ugly and useless stop sign getting in the way of your reading.
I grew up using the Oxford Comma — that final comma before the conjunction (e.g., and, or, but) — then unlearned it years later at journalism school.
The debate over its necessity continues, and I suspect always will.
What do you think: Is the Oxford Comma a must, a must not[,] or up to the writer?](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2selxMAc21rrs61go1_500.jpg "Oxford, birthplace of the Oxford Comma.
What exactly is the Oxford Comma, you ask? For some, it is a vital piece of punctuation — never write a three-or-more item list without one. For others, it is an ugly and useless stop sign getting in the way of your reading.
I grew up using the Oxford Comma — that final comma before the conjunction (e.g., and, or, but) — then unlearned it years later at journalism school.
The debate over its necessity continues, and I suspect always will.
What do you think: Is the Oxford Comma a must, a must not[,] or up to the writer?")
Oxford, birthplace of the Oxford Comma.
What exactly is the Oxford Comma, you ask? For some, it is a vital piece of punctuation — never write a three-or-more item list without one. For others, it is an ugly and useless stop sign getting in the way of your reading.
I grew up using the Oxford Comma — that final comma before the conjunction (e.g., and, or, but) — then unlearned it years later at journalism school.
The debate over its necessity continues, and I suspect always will.
What do you think: Is the Oxford Comma a must, a must not[,] or up to the writer?
Even native speakers can get commas wrong. Can you beat the textbook and put in the punctuation that should be there?
