My three favorite things are eating my family and not using commas.
An ode to the lowly comma. Grammar snobs are patronizing, pretentious, censorious and a bunch of other stuff. Oh, and also probably racist too. This is because most people who correct other’s language are older and white. And please, don’t get me started on Oxford commas. These people even have their own national day, National Punctuation Day (September 24th), but they feel that everyday should be their celebrated holiday and all should pay homage their wisdom. They end up pounding their rules for writing so hard that one ends up with nothing but word-smithereens. Does punctuation really even matter? Writing has been around for thousands of years, while punctuation is a relatively modern invention, maybe even just a passing fad. In the sentence, Eats, Shoots and Leaves, is this a statement about a murderous dinner guest? Or, sans comma, does it describe the diet of a panda? Clarity of meaning is often upheld as an ideal, but life is messy and sometimes works better with some ambiguity. It helps to lubricate the soul and makes living even possible.
LA where a hooker is only a role from stardom, and vice, as they say, versa.
