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08-09-2021, 06:06 PM
old goat

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Originally Posted by KQ

^just like the ad and was too lazy to go looking for a version of the video without the trailer BS.

Now... something amusing for all you grammar junkies:

Oakhurst Dairy’s $5M Settlement Driven by Grammar Rules

The courts decision is plain wrong. In order to read it the way the court read it there would need to be an "or" before packing.

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Originally Posted by neufox47

Farm workers deserve overtime. That law should be changed.

Yep.
08-09-2021, 09:23 PM
neufox47

Huh?
“Maine law exempts overtime requirements for employees engaged in “the canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of: produce, meat and fish producers, and perishable foods.” The absence of a comma after “shipment” means “distribution” refers back to “packing” and therefore employees engaged in distribution aren’t exempted from overtime, the First Circuit concluded.”

I generally take judges at their word on language issues but I definitely defer to the first circuit on grammar.

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08-09-2021, 09:43 PM
JimmyCarter

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Originally Posted by neufox47

Huh?
“Maine law exempts overtime requirements for employees engaged in “the canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of: produce, meat and fish producers, and perishable foods.” The absence of a comma after “shipment” means “distribution” refers back to “packing” and therefore employees engaged in distribution aren’t exempted from overtime, the First Circuit concluded.”

I generally take judges at their word on language issues but I definitely defer to the first circuit on grammar.

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They give a fuck about an Oxford comma
08-09-2021, 10:16 PM
Core Shot

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Originally Posted by JimmyCarter

They give a fuck about an Oxford comma

Someone had to say it. Thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i1xk07o4g
08-09-2021, 10:38 PM
Danno

The court is correct.

Oxford commas matter.
08-10-2021, 05:53 AM
Mustonen

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Originally Posted by Danno

The court is correct.

Oxford commas matter.

Big fan of the Oxford comma over here, I do not understand the push to leave it out. It avoids confusion and it’s not like it takes up a bunch of space.
08-10-2021, 08:57 AM
old goat

the Oxford comma is stylistic--some organizations and publications use it, some--like the AP-don't. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/what-...much-about-it/ Personally I was raised to use it. The only place it is mandatory is where it's presence or absence changes the meaning. In the case in question the lack of "or" in front of packing means that the sentence as written in unambiguous. Adding an Oxford comma would certainly make the sentence easier to read but wouldn't change the meaning.

I suspect that the judge, like many of you, was taught by a dogmatic teacher who beat you or at least took points off if you failed to use the Oxford comma. Or maybe the judge, in a bout of Solomonic wisdom, used fallacious grammatical reasoning to get around a bad law in the interest of justice.
08-10-2021, 09:02 AM
Timberridge

I like that we can have highbrow linguistic discussions in the same forums where people don't punctuate at all or know the difference between there, their and they're. It demonstrates the reach this place has.
08-10-2021, 09:27 AM
JimmyCarter

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Originally Posted by Timberridge

I like that we can have highbrow linguistic discussions in the same forums where people don't punctuate at all or know the difference between there, their, and they're. It demonstrates the reach this place has.

FIFY
08-10-2021, 09:27 AM
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08-10-2021, 10:03 AM
JimmyCarter

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Originally Posted by neufox47

Our part time nanny /babysitter, who is a feminist studies major, showed up today without a bra. Power to the ladies! Can I get an Amen?

No I will not post pics.

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Ban.
08-10-2021, 10:13 AM
Squirreljam

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timberridge

… highbrow linguistic discussions

…cunning linguist?

*you’re
08-10-2021, 10:53 AM
riser4

Quote:

Originally Posted by neufox47

Our part time nanny /babysitter, who is a feminist studies major, showed up today without a bra. Power to the ladies! Can I get an Amen?

No I will not post pics.

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AC needs to be turned a couple degrees colder.
08-10-2021, 10:56 AM
BmillsSkier

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timberridge

I like that we can have highbrow linguistic discussions in the same forums where people don't punctuate at all or know the difference between there, their and they're. It demonstrates the reach this place has.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyCarter

FIFY

If anyone wonders, it's things like this that keep me coming back.

And the soup.
08-10-2021, 11:03 AM
old goat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timberridge

I like that we can have highbrow linguistic discussions in the same forums where people don't punctuate at all or know the difference between there, their and they're. It demonstrates the reach this place has.

howdoyoufeelaboutspacesbetweenwordspersonallytheya nnoymewasteofspaceinmynotthathumbleopinion

btwthatspaceinthemiddleofannoyissomeglitchthatpops upwhenIsubmitmypostwhichisannoyingandltlookslikeit happenedinthissentencetooiguessthatmeansthatthespa ceautomaticallyappearsaftersomanycharacters
08-10-2021, 11:51 AM
Mustonen

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Originally Posted by old goat

the Oxford comma is stylistic--some organizations and publications use it, some--like the AP-don't. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/what-...much-about-it/ Personally I was raised to use it. The only place it is mandatory is where it's presence or absence changes the meaning. In the case in question the lack of "or" in front of packing means that the sentence as written in unambiguous. Adding an Oxford comma would certainly make the sentence easier to read but wouldn't change the meaning.

I suspect that the judge, like many of you, was taught by a dogmatic teacher who beat you or at least took points off if you failed to use the Oxford comma. Or maybe the judge, in a bout of Solomonic wisdom, used fallacious grammatical reasoning to get around a bad law in the interest of justice.

So we’re substituting dogmatic use of conjunctions for dogmatic use of the Oxford comma? Come on now.

Neither is required. Fellatious reasoning is no longer necessary. Ambiguity is restored.
08-10-2021, 12:36 PM
ntblanks

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

Fellatious reasoning is no longer necessary. Ambiguity is restored.

the best kind of reasoning.
08-10-2021, 12:58 PM
KQ

I still like two spaces after a period.
08-10-2021, 01:04 PM
Mustonen

Things That Amuse You

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Originally Posted by KQ

I still like two spaces after a period.

Well, that’s unambiguously wrong and fellatious if you aren’t using a typewriter and/or a monospace font.
08-10-2021, 01:20 PM
ntblanks

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

Well, that’s unambiguously wrong and fellatious if you aren’t using a typewriter and/or a monospace font.

I'm starting to question if you realize you're spelling "fallacious" wrong

But fellatious is an excellent misspelling.
08-10-2021, 01:22 PM
riser4

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

Well, that’s unambiguously wrong and fellatious if you aren’t using a typewriter and/or a monospace font.

I like monospace.
08-10-2021, 01:38 PM
old goat

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

Well, that’s unambiguously wrong and fellatious if you aren’t using a typewriter and/or a monospace font.

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/two-spaces-after-period/

I learned something to day. (And forgot 4 things.)
08-10-2021, 02:29 PM
Mustonen

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Originally Posted by ntblanks

I'm starting to question if you realize you're spelling "fallacious" wrong

But fellatious is an excellent misspelling.

I just liked it enough to use it twice, and wasn’t creative enough to make up a new thing. Squirrel jam started it, I thought we were on an oral sex detour.
08-10-2021, 02:33 PM
Buster Highmen

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

Squirrel jam started it, I thought we were on an oral sex detour.

NTTAWWT, fellas.
08-10-2021, 09:35 PM
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