I think you did miss a joke, or at least didn't parse the sentence correctly (wh... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

pdpi on June 9, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nobody. Understands. Punctuation.

I think you did miss a joke, or at least didn't parse the sentence correctly (which probably negates his point in and of itself).

After a bit of clean up, it reads "If Yoda could make his point clear, nobody should give a shit about Oxford commas."

Schwolop on June 10, 2014 [–]

Ah! I was parsing it as something like "If Yoda could give a shit about Oxford commas, you shouldn't either." Which then lead to thinking it should have said 'couldn't' instead.

Cheers

Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact