tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post8411341407715015327..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-16025491618488056152014-07-28T15:17:25.824-04:002014-07-28T15:17:25.824-04:00And two Whoppers Junior.And two Whoppers Junior.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-82939909514065002362014-07-28T14:55:56.935-04:002014-07-28T14:55:56.935-04:00Greg Maddux is so awesome that he transcends the r...Greg Maddux is so awesome that he transcends the rules of grammar.Jenn.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-49015319218420775042014-07-28T14:41:42.053-04:002014-07-28T14:41:42.053-04:00There's no confusion to clear up with a comma....There's no confusion to clear up with a comma. Strikeouts and walks aren't types of wins.Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-43545671308260486452014-07-28T14:35:52.092-04:002014-07-28T14:35:52.092-04:00Yes. Let's meet up later for gins and tonic.Yes. Let's meet up later for gins and tonic.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-22149254255069501222014-07-28T14:34:56.620-04:002014-07-28T14:34:56.620-04:00"strikes out"?"strikes out"?Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-50726664708728052282014-07-28T12:49:07.732-04:002014-07-28T12:49:07.732-04:00Those are style choices, not grammar errors. Both ...Those are style choices, not grammar errors. Both are endorsed by the AP Style Guide.bill.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-40697814716516352382014-07-28T12:41:51.862-04:002014-07-28T12:41:51.862-04:00I think the sentence ought to read 300 wins, with ...I think the sentence ought to read 300 wins, with both 3,000 strikeout and fewer than 1,000 walks" -- since the interesting thing is the ratio over a very large sample size, they are one related thought. No need for an Oxford comma because there's no place for one.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74938548418250610552014-07-28T12:33:14.375-04:002014-07-28T12:33:14.375-04:00I see no missing commas there, since those incompl...I see no missing commas there, since those incomplete sentences are written well enough (except for the "less than") that you don't need the crutch of the Oxford comma to make a clumsy sentence clearer.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.com