I had never listened to a single song by the Lonely Island until my sophomore year at UC Berkeley — no, not even “I’m on a Boat.” My roommate Gabby was the one to open my eyes — rather, my ears — to the hilarity of the band’s music. After watching a Read More…
Last time, I wrote about common misuses of commas. Not long after that, I found this error on an AC Transit bus: Here’s the message I got from this sign: “Federal law requires that these seats be made available to persons with disabilities. Seniors.” While the comma after “disabilities” is Read More…
It has come to my attention that people often don’t know how to use commas properly, so I’ll point out a misuse that has been bugging me lately. See the sentence above? It contains two independent clauses separated by a comma and a conjunction (so). It’s a rule most of Read More…