The Comma's Job

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If you've ever read 'Oliver Twist,' you'll know exactly what I mean here...

The comma's job is not to provide suspense or drama Nor to indicate a pause, say the guardians of English grammar The comma's proper use is regulated by a myriad of rules Charles Dickens mangled every last one of them, he being no fool

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P.S. Awtry

Date: 5/1/2019 5:47:00 PM

I am glad to know that my comma problems put me in such excellent company. I blame his editor ;) Enjoyed!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/1/2019 9:29:00 PM

You've got me roaring with laughter here... Dickens' editor! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha... Do you really think that poor shleppers like Dickens had editors at their beck and call? … Well, actually, who knows? Maybe they did! LOL. Thanks for the comment, P.S. :) gw

Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/1/2019 2:56:00 PM

Cute one. Maybe that was the point of his work to slaughter the comma...LOL..Thanks for dropping by. Yes, Karter was eight and he ate cake with mostly the icing going in his mouth. Sara

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/1/2019 4:46:00 PM

If so, Dickens achieved his objective: His bloody commas lay in tiny pieces in his slaughterhouse. LOL. Thanks for the view and your viewpoint, Sara. Best wishes, Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 5/1/2019 2:15:00 PM

A clever write Gershon, the comma's - seem to perplex some. It is said however, that the English language is the most difficult to learn - think of lambs - really, it should be spelt lams, but how is it that trams rhymes with lambs, some would use a comma , lamb's of sheep would need a comma - Enough said, its complicated! Loved your write. Hugs, Jennifer

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/1/2019 4:43:00 PM

I think that the rules of commas were a giant hoax, propagated by the very first English Teacher's Union. LOL. Thanks for the comment, Jennifer. Best wishes, Gershon

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/1/2019 2:07:00 PM

Very true, please Gershon can we have some more.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/1/2019 4:42:00 PM

Do you want more commas,,,,,,,,,, Tom? --- Or, more, two, liners?!,

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/1/2019 2:05:00 PM

- So true, I know exactly what you mean ... great written, Gershon - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/1/2019 4:42:00 PM

Yup. Dickens dispensed with commas almost altogether, and it didn't matter one iota, especially as his great novels' plots thickened. Thank you for the view and viewpoint, Anne-Lise.