That reminds me ...

[ChrisGreaves]

Chris, Hoover was way before my time. I hear you knew him personally.

Cheers
Chris

[BobH]

I misread the page I found searching. It gave an example but it was an example of the confusion a missing Oxford comma can cause. I failed to see that it was an example of what not using it can cause.

[LisaGreen]

I'm pretty sure the record number of the word "and" in a series is 17!

[StuartR]

The Oxford comma is the large bold one in this list
Snakes and ladders, noughts and crosses, and lords and ladies.

[LisaGreen]

So do you use it? Or go with....

Snakes and ladders, noughts and crosses and lords and ladies.

I think it's a tricky call!

[ChrisGreaves]

I'm pretty sure the record number of the word "and" in a series is 17!

I know only of five: The inn-keeper, dis-satisfied with the sign, told the sign-painter that "the space between pig and and and and and whistle" was too great.
Cheers
Chris
P.S. The teacher said that that that that that boy wrote was neater.
C

[LisaGreen]

oo... now I'm on a mission!

[LisaGreen]

I think the sentence "I want you to paint a fish between fish and and and and and chips" would be clearer if you put quotation marks before "fish", between "fish" and "and" and "and" and "and" and "and" and "and" and "and" and "and" and "and" and "and" and "and" and "chips", as well as after "chips".

Sorry... Here's the page
https://www.reddit.com/r/WordAvalanches ... d_and_and/

[LisaGreen]

And while we're at changing Lisa to Liza.... the word Fish can imaginatively be spelt ghoti.... apparently. LOL!

[LisaGreen]

Aaaaand an obvious one.... Chris Greaves grieves for corgettes .... hehehe Can we expand on any of the names here!?
Bob Bobs Bobs maybe?

[ChrisGreaves]

Sorry... Here's the page
https://www.reddit.com/r/WordAvalanches ... d_and_and/

I knew it. I just KNEW it!
You're an ally of that technically protectionist fella BobH.
Right?

"A highly skilled worker sends our group an SMS letting us know our technician is fishy. We are only kept safe from the technician because we support the Lone Star State. Pro texts us: Pro tech sus. Pro-Texas protects us."

Cheers
Chris

[LisaGreen]

LOL!!!!! Far from it Chris.... I'm just pretty catholic overall! And certainly not protectionist!!!!!

[LisaGreen]

I had the idea from somewhere that grieves was also something to do with armour but I think I'm wrong after a quick google

[LisaGreen]

http://www.finedictionary.com/greaves.html

Hmmmmmmm....

[LisaGreen]

Green on the other hand is apparently "Young and inexperienced".... Only one of which is correct!! LOL!! .... And not telling inexperience in what!!!

[ChrisGreaves]

I had the idea from somewhere that grieves was also something to do with armour but I think I'm wrong after a quick google

"greaves" is shin armor. My ancestors were all vertically challenged, probably made worse by sweated labour in the coal mines and cotton mills of Lancashire. At an exaggerated 5'6" (for Bob), I am, or rather, was, the tallest in my family.
Our shortness of stature, so I am told, equipped us only for measuring and fitting armour that protected the knee and shin.
My best friend at Cap Sogeti, 40+ years ago was a Spaniard Vincent Rodilla and we learned that Rodilla meant "knee" in Spanish.

Grieves is, I think, bird droppings, possibly birds-of-prey, such as kestrels, petrels, and wastrels (although that COULD be another link!).

Now, if it's amour you're after, I'm your man!

Cheers
Chris
P.S. I note at great risk of straying back on topic, that the Osiris-Rex is shedding like I used to shed hair off the top of my head, as if anyone cares.
C

[LisaGreen]

My apologies if I offended Chris.... and I know my spelling is atrocious... but occasionally ..... interesting hehehhe.

[ChrisGreaves]

My apologies if I offended Chris.... and I know my spelling is atrocious... but occasionally ..... interesting hehehhe.

Lisa, it is near impossible to offend me.
Bob has tried, and failed.
Even here on EL I am slowly gaining a reputation for being the most obnoxious (operative sylable "ox") on the board.

Cheers
Chris

[DaveA]

What do you mean by "slowing gaining", you "Have been" for some time!

[HansV]

Be nice to each other, now!