I give up.

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

I’m tired of fighting, I’ll call it AuxCon.

[Awkward Potato]

*Awkscon
(But yaaaaay!)

[Jeff Ross]

Since I read this thread without context, here is my interpretation:

“Auxcon: The sensation of being too tired to continue fighting. Example: ‘I feel Auxcon after debating with my brother over the importance of the Oxford Comma.’ ” – The lastest entry in Josiah’s New Dictionary, available for pre-order this Black Friday.

[Awkward Potato]

10/10 would buy said dictionary

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

10/10 want to know what on earth is in said dictionary.

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

Jeff, that has entered the ranks of my favorite Not-forum comments.

[Jeff Ross]

😀

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

Heh, now I need to see what my brother thinks of the Oxford Comma.

[Jeff Ross]

He could prefer the Oxford Comma, despise the Oxford Comma, or express apathy towards the Oxford Comma. I found this handy video on the Oxford Comma debate, one that tries to explain its advantages and disadvantages without picking sides:

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

Ooh, nice.

[Manalive Smith]

I never thought this day would come.

[Jeff Ross]

Which day?

[Manalive Smith]

This one.

[Manalive Smith]

I felt like that was pretty clear.

[Poulet Frit]

Oxford comma is important…though in my mom’s highschool (and elementary and middle), it wasn’t taught. The college she went to, she only went to get her EMT certification, so they also didn’t teach the Oxford comma in those classes.

My favorite example of the importance of the Oxford comma may not be suitable for younger readers, proceed at your own risk.

I went to the White House to party with strippers, Obama and trump.
I went to the White House to party with strippers, Obama, and trump.

The first sentence implies that Trump and Obama are strippers. Use the Oxford comma to save yourself from mental images.

That’s my PSA for the day

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

I love how a thread I started about something completely unrelated turned into a thread about grammar.

[Jeff Ross]

I’m still not sure which day Manalive was referring to . Was it “11-11-17”, “Saturday”, “the day Josiah’s dictionary was announced”, “the day the Oxford Comma debate made it to the Not-Forum”, “the day Josiah gave up and agreed to call it ‘AuxCon’ “, or some other day? All of those days coincided with each other, so I was hoping that Manalive would clarify which day he actually thought wouldn’t come.

[Jeff Ross]

*which day he never thought would come

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

I suspect it was the day that Gangsta Carrot returned.

[Poulet Frit]

Gangsta carrot is the best

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

Potato mentioned that she really didn’t like Tingle, so I decided to change it, since I was getting slightly tired of him anyway.

[Poulet Frit]

I don’t like tingle either

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

Yup, I think most people don’t.

[Masøn M.]

Gangsta Carrot is still my favorite icon on here…

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

*insert MLG airhorn noise*

[Masøn M.]

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

Perfect.

[Brooke (A)CHRISTMAS CHEER]

I’m glad you’ve finally accepted the name, Josiah.
Also, Auxford comma, guys. Auxford comma.

[Josiah the Carrot Stick]

…good point.

[Awkward Potato]

Yeah, and then we don’t have to to Auxford to have it!

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