For want of a comma

Kinja'd!!! by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 04/09/2017 at 19:43

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Or more appropriately, the correct placement of the existing comma (which I probably got wrong in this very sentence). I’m not sure that I want my lawncare painted, particularly since I have no clue as to how you actually paint lawncare.


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Kinja'd!!! "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
04/09/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 1

I love how each service is depicted in very different ways.

Kinja'd!!! "Aremmes" (aremmes)
04/09/2017 at 19:50, STARS: 1

The Oxford comma, people!

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Kinja'd!!! "AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
04/09/2017 at 19:53, STARS: 0

Maybe some people are thinking ahead for a drought, and decided painting dead grass would become lucrative.

Also I would like to know how he can haul “light” I double checked the dictionary and that spelling doesn’t work (unless he will only move bulbs/fixtures for lighting, then it sort of works).

Kinja'd!!! "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
04/09/2017 at 19:54, STARS: 1

And a big-ass dump truck for ‘light’ hauling. Or is it for hauling lights?

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Kinja'd!!! "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
04/09/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 0

I’d be OK with painting lawns, but I can’t figure out what kind of object a ‘lawncare’ is, and if a lawncare requires oil- or water-based paint.

Kinja'd!!! "AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
04/09/2017 at 20:13, STARS: 1

It’s probably an Italian word and needs an accent mark ‘é’ to be understood. We just don’t have that word in English.

Kinja'd!!! "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
04/09/2017 at 20:25, STARS: 1

Well, I guess it depends on whether that light is in the form of waves or particles. If you had enough particles I guess you could haul them in a dumptruck, but I would think that a vacuum flask might be more appropriate. But waves, like in the ocean, would consist of particles, thus confirming what Einstein believed. But all of this is probably a bit much for someone in dire need of a proofreader and a graphic designer.

Kinja'd!!! "AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
04/09/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 1

I...sort of assumed that this person wasn’t a particle physicist looking for extra work...maybe your right, and I shouldn’t make assumptions.

Kinja'd!!! "functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
04/11/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0

He also says “Light Hauling” and shows a pic of a 16-wheel dump truck...

Kinja'd!!! "functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
04/11/2017 at 10:15, STARS: 0

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/03/16/lack-oxford-comma-costs-maine-company-millions-overtime-dispute/BIxK837fA2C06qavQMDs5J/story.html