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minus-squareLibra00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 day agoThat title, it has one too many, commas.
minus-squarethatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 day agoIt’s a Walken comma: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/2da9a8ae-1aaf-4e63-a074-b83a46dcc73c.webp
minus-squareLibra00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoLOL, nice. “I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell!”
minus-squareVandals_handle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day ago“I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell, commas!
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day agoMakes sense – punctuation is ultimately about signalling pauses and inflection in speech; you can get rather creative if, and only if! so desired.
That title, it has one too many, commas.
It’s a Walken comma:
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/2da9a8ae-1aaf-4e63-a074-b83a46dcc73c.webp
LOL, nice.
“I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell!”
“I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more
cowbell, commas!Makes sense – punctuation is ultimately about signalling pauses and inflection in speech; you can get rather creative if, and only if! so desired.