Uploaded January 2011 | Updated September 2026, 11 seconds ago
Here, Bud introduces another weapon in the arsenal of English defenders everywhere by talking about capital letters, consistency, and the serial comma. See what I did there?
Note #1: One very good argument for the use of the serial comma has a lot to do with the examples I used and my immediate dismissal of their validity. As an English Language Learner Studies major, I understand that non-native English speakers would have a very difficult time with the ambiguities present in the examples. However, I am assuming the instruction and information in these videos to be for the general populace.
Note #2: Additionally, though, there is just as much potential ambiguity in those exact examples when the serial comma is used. This fact may or may not have something to do with the last video for this week.
Note #3: When I refer to "week" I mean "week of videos" including two weeks' worth of videos encompassing Monday through Friday (one full week's worth of videos).
John - youtube.com/vlogbrothers
Music: Flavor Crystals by fecklessLoops
fecklessloops.bandcamp.com ← buy it here for cheap!
Production Note: My apologies for the excessive humming, but there is a heater right behind the bookcase I was using as a background. In hindsight, I probably should've picked the bookcase on the other side. Also, there is no intentional product placement for Verizon, Sony, or Motorola in this video.
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Twitter: twitter.com/fecklessman
Daily Blog: fecklessman.blogspot.com
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Here, Bud introduces another weapon in the arsenal of English defenders everywhere by talking about capital letters, consistency, and the serial comma. See what I did there?
Note #1: One very good argument for the use of the serial comma has a lot to do with the examples I used and my immediate dismissal of their validity. As an English Language Learner Studies major, I understand that non-native English speakers would have a very difficult time with the ambiguities present in the examples. However, I am assuming the instruction and information in these videos to be for the general populace.
Note #2: Additionally, though, there is just as much potential ambiguity in those exact examples when the serial comma is used. This fact may or may not have something to do with the last video for this week.
Note #3: When I refer to "week" I mean "week of videos" including two weeks' worth of videos encompassing Monday through Friday (one full week's worth of videos).
John - youtube.com/vlogbrothers
Music: Flavor Crystals by fecklessLoops
fecklessloops.bandcamp.com ← buy it here for cheap!
Production Note: My apologies for the excessive humming, but there is a heater right behind the bookcase I was using as a background. In hindsight, I probably should've picked the bookcase on the other side. Also, there is no intentional product placement for Verizon, Sony, or Motorola in this video.
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Twitter: twitter.com/fecklessman
Daily Blog: fecklessman.blogspot.com
Personal Channel: youtube.com/buelification
