「オックスフォード・コンマ」という言葉をご存知だろうか。別名「シリアル・コンマ」とも呼ばれるこのコンマは、英語で3つ以上のものを羅列するときに、最後のアイテムの前のandやorの前につけるコンマのことだ。学生時代に学んだかたも多いのでは ...
When I was in elementary school, a certain comma was the bane of my existence. No, not the serial comma. I learned (and later unlearned) that one relatively easily. It wasn't the comma before "too," ...
Attorneys deal with laws for a living. Bureaucrats work with regulations. Restaurateurs contend with heat, spice and the irregularity of natural ingredients. I work with words and, occasionally, ...