Several of you were psyched to learn that I was writing an article about the Euromarket over in West Ashvegas, so for those of you who depend upon me for your local news, here’s the story. The Euromarket is home to the infamous liquored chocolates that I ate for breakfast for three days, and that are ALL I want for Christmas. Well, maybe a Hungarian sausage and a bottle of Stalin’s favorite vino would be nice too.
There is an unnecessary comma in the article, which feels like a rock-sized pea under my mattress. I chided my editor this morning for not catching the error (one reason it’s nice to have one–an editor–is so you don’t have to take full responsibility for your mistakes). If you can find it, you get the hottest blogger award for the day.
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Now, Apolka
I see a few that I would have eliminated, but I am the Comma Exterminator, so don’t go by me.
The one I think you’re talking about is between “…international clientele” and “who hail from Poland…”
Yes? No? I’ve got other choices.
My husband was quite impressed this morning when, after he expressed interest in the Euromarket, I told him the article was by Edgy Mama! You are quite accomplished - extra comma and all!
Fringes is the hawtest blogger of the day!!! Hurrah!
Although, damn, abra, you’re hawt too!
I’m calling my editor right now!
Yea, loyal reader, your hubby should be impressed–by my punctuation errors. Actually, I had a difficult time writing this article. It still feels disjointed to me. Sigh.
lots of commas….great article. You should write like your Aunt Sally and just…….learned it in Journalism School at UGA. Croatia, and ?????
Do I get some sort of hawt blog button or something?
My parents didn’t pay $3 million for this editor’s education for nuttin’.
See. I like commas. They’re like little pauses. And I’m a slow Southern talker for whom pauses can be as significant as words. But, sign, I need to get with the times and exterminate!
Fringes, if I ever get my shite together, I’ll send you an EM T-shirt. You are one Edgy Mama.
There’s an extra comma after “what,” too. You missed that one. Tee-hee. But I’m with you- I love love extra commas. The more gratuitous punctuation the merrier! Dashes, dots and exclamation points- oh, they’re so good! Makes you read along with feeling and random pauses.
I left the really dirty details at my place.
Alright, some of you are going to start helping me edit before I publish!
In college, I always used too many commas, and they were, usually, highlighted in red ink, especially on my term papers. But, since my history professor told me I wrote like a journalist, I’d say that commas are just fine, especially in a newspaper article.
You guys are ALL hawt bloggas!!!!