The NSU Writer's Cipher
The NSU Writer's Cipher
Norfolk State University Writing Center
The Oxford Comma Meets Strunk and White
7 minutes Posted Jul 9, 2020 at 10:27 pm.
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NSU Writing Center consultant Will discusses two rule-based circumstances in which editorial decision making in comma usage alters the meaning of a sentence.  In an argument for descriptive grammar, our listeners explore the mystery of who exactly went to the movies over the weekend with Will.  It all boils down to three key elements:  Strunk, White, and the Oxford comma.