That's, so interesting. [lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social]

That's, so interesting.

Image transcription: In the English language, you can use a comma, anywhere, in a sentence, and it, will still be, grammatically, correct,.

(Originally published a few hours ago on mstdn)

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25 Comments

EDVARDS@musicians.today · 7 pts · 2y

Well, said, Captain,
Kirk.

lurch@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Stevie from Malcolm in the Middle

the1goit@ravenation.club · 6 pts · 2y

i was just imagining you being super breathless while writing that.

Oldfartrant@mstdn.ca · 5 pts · 2y

and a semicolon is a status symbol, once used only by royalty.

chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Tell that to my grammar check.

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y

False.

tvwonder@mastodon.social · 3 pts · 2y

w,ow

jack_of_sandwich@mastodon.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

C,orr,,e,ct

dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I,m,h,a,v,I,n,g,a,g,r,e,a,t,d,a,y

CharlesMangione@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

AGH, GOD, NO.

Mor696@mastodon.social · 2 pts · 2y

Actually there are 8 basic rules to coma use.

AoaI@mastodon.online · 2 pts · 2y

Don't forget, William Shatner sang songs with lots of commas. Here is one of many. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUMICxLXhM

cafeindy@sardegna.social · 2 pts · 2y

it's more or less the same in Neolatin languages.
In German, the sentence would be really messed up.

mrblissett@mastodon.social · 1 pts · 2y

Victor Borge would be spittin'!

theredfox@mastodon.social · 1 pts · 2y

high quality fax

adipoeserPursch@troet.cafe · 1 pts · 2y

Or none. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

lizstl13@mastodon.sdf.org · 1 pts · 2y

Let’s eat Alice. By Calvin Trillin.

axeshun@toad.social · 1 pts · 2y

tha'nk y'ou, LQF, you've made, my life, bet'ter,,,as long as, upside-down, com'mas, work, too

EDVARDS@musicians.today · 1 pts · 2y

Well, said, Captain,
Kirk.

hexaheximal@mastodon.social · 1 pts · 2y

πŸ₯΄

mo2003@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 2y

Yeah, clearly, no wonder how I learned writing English in braille without being told about the semis

eyrea@mstdn.ca · 1 pts · 2y

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

carrieberry@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 2y

for, sure, πŸ˜‰ ,πŸ‘

southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

Well, yeah, but, readability, takes, a, hit,