Sunday, 17 August 2025

The Joy of Language (and Punctuation)










25 comments:

roentare said...

All these sayings are very true

Marie Smith said...

The flying comma is a great term. I think I’ll use it!

Bob said...

So good, all of them. But every time I see a misspelled sign I fight the urge to correct it, and now I'm not gonna fight the urge any longer!

Boud said...

I "loved" these.

Moving with Mitchell said...

My father-in-law, a former EMT, always said “the OR room” and it drove me crazy. I do like flying comma.

Tom said...

...I've never understood the need for an Oxford comma.

Jamie Ghione said...

Also, "HIV Virus". I'm surprised people don't say "SUV Vehicle."

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ Jamie Ghione -- You're right!

Yorkshire Pudding said...

Love the "NEED DRIT" one and how people could be bothered to add their own signs. Funny how in North America folk refer to "dirt" when in Britain it would always be soil.

Travel said...

English, it is a simple language, millions of 5 year old children speak it.

Cleora Borealis said...

😬 Hubby knows to clear the room when pundits, anchors, or guest experts on the news tell me that something happened "at 8 AM in the morning." 💥 Ka-f'ing-boom! Cleora just exploded! 🤬

Cleora Borealis said...

🤔 Ahh! Brought to you by the "Department of Redundancy Department!" 🤪
[Lots of folks credit Monty Python for that, but please don't. It's Firesign Theatre, from the 1970 album "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand me the Pliers." That radio group from LA predates M.P. by 3 years and more if you consider it took time for Python to get going in the US. If you don't know Firesign Theatre, find them and listen...I give my guarantee you will like them!! Helpful hint: listen with 🎧, not earbuds. There are layers of sound effects and dialogue you will miss if you don't have old-style "cans" covering your ears. 😃

BootsandBraids said...

Flying comma just seems so right, LOL.

Kathy G said...

Misplaced commas and apostrophes really annoy me.

e said...

'Lost control of your vowels' made me guffaw!
I have no quibbles with commas, whether Oxford or Flying.
Thanks for the Sunday chuckles!

Kay G. said...

Affect and effect. Good one!

Mistress Maddie said...

Flying commas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!

Bill said...

I like the flying comma too. :)

angela said...

I will use the affect and effect rule now every time I need to write one of those words.
As for flying commas. Omg hilarious

DB Stewart said...

Jacqueline is quite smart.

Danielle said...

Lol

Tundra Bunny said...

Well, Sporticus, you've bludgeoned grammar, punctuation, and words to death today. Never let it be said you don't accomplish anything!

Pixie said...

LOL

Kirk said...

Spell Check hates the Oxford comma, at least whenever I decide to use it.

DVArtist said...

Ohhh I don't know where you find these but they are right on.