Martha: Serial Comma Killers

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Published June 20, 2007 at 7:00 AM PDT

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Marthas grappling with a bad case of Grammar Rage. The serial comma that last comma separating items in a series is under attack and shes not happy about it. See how this tiny piece of pu

Martha: Serial Comma Killers

Martha’s grappling with a bad case of Grammar Rage. The serial comma – that last comma separating items in a series – is under attack – and she’s not happy about it. See how this tiny piece of punctuation can spare you some serious bloopers.

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Martha: Serial Comma Killers

Marthas grappling with a bad case of Grammar Rage. The serial comma  that last comma separating items in a series  is under attack  and shes not happy about it. See how this tiny piece of pu

Marthas grappling with a bad case of Grammar Rage. The serial comma that last comma separating items in a series is under attack and shes not happy about it. See how this tiny piece of pu