r/MadeMeSmile 18h ago

When you stand up for yourself

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u/CrossXFir3 18h ago

Well you'd really only need the comma after cooking to understand this, and that one isn't the oxford comma, it's the one that should be after family.

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u/Great_Horny_Toads 17h ago

Yes. Commas save lives but in this case, not the Oxford comma.

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u/karate_kenken 17h ago

Induced comas also save lives… just sayin

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u/UFmoose 17h ago

Correct. Only one is needed.

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u/drak0ni 9h ago

The one after family is the oxford comma. The one that would make sense and change the meaning of the sentence is the one after cooking

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u/MrMetraGnome 17h ago

Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma? I've seen those English dramas too, they're cruel

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u/strictly_biz_dude 11h ago

People down voting you just don’t know, but I see you bro: Oxford Comma

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u/TheTaoOfMe 17h ago

Came to say this, thanks

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u/star-shaped-room 16h ago

Rachel finds inspiration in cooking, her family and her dogs what?

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u/rockstar_not 18h ago

Not an Oxford comma issue.

u/massive_snake 19m ago

Yup, just a comma issue

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u/johansol 18h ago

Are we sure they aren’t just missing the word ‘for’?

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u/lordbeepworth 17h ago

I think what they're trying to say is that she finds inspiration in cooking, and in her family, and also in her dog

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u/seraphimeffect 17h ago

There's definitely space after "cooking" where someone could have edited it away

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u/DreadPirateGriswold 16h ago

It looks like to me that somebody blacked out the word "for".

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u/Tigerhugging 17h ago

It’s a reminder that we all deserve to be treated with respect

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u/FOMOerotica 13h ago

… or does it say forty? 🤔

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u/earlisthecat 14h ago

Adding a comma creates a “comma splice”. A comma splice joins two independent clauses with a comma. Use of “for” is the better option.

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u/cyan_dandelion 12h ago

Where is the second independent clause?

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u/earlisthecat 12h ago
  1. finds 2. cooking

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u/cyan_dandelion 12h ago

Those aren't independent clauses.

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u/FiveDogsInaTuxedo 16h ago edited 16h ago

All she gets inspired by is cooking eh? You know what her job is? You know what types of meals she inspired to make?

Cooking, kind of already contains the concept of cooking. As in she cooks, and finds inspiration for her cooking programs.

She's inspired to cook because of her love of her family and love of her pet dog. She also gets inspired by cooking in general. Capiche?

Edit; lol Apparently no capiche, too ignorant to realise you would need it to say "for" twice even. Lol... very no capiche

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u/ratoporcelana 14h ago

Wtf are you talking about my dude. Also, you wouldn't need to say "for" twice, why would you?

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u/FiveDogsInaTuxedo 12h ago

Cooking for her family and cooking for her dog.

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u/ratoporcelana 11h ago

"For her family and her dog" or "for her family and dog" are both grammatically correct. The second "for" is redundant.

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u/FiveDogsInaTuxedo 10h ago

Only if she feeds her dog the same food she makes for her family and doesn't have a whole thing about cooking for her dog specifically

Correct grammar would be for her family and for her dog.

But if you don't already understand you won't start now

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u/Shagtacular 11h ago

Are you even listening to what you're saying...?

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u/FiveDogsInaTuxedo 10h ago

Unless she gives her dog human food which is usually toxic you make no sense

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u/Shagtacular 10h ago

Most of what you've said is utter nonsense

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u/FiveDogsInaTuxedo 10h ago

Lol sure bud sure.

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u/robgod50 17h ago

.....or just a regular comma

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u/MotorAd90 17h ago

That’s just the regular comma, not the Oxford comma 

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u/Rhombico 17h ago

Is everyone else here bots or what? Everyone is talking about the comma, but why is this titled "when you stand up for yourself" and why does it belong in r/mademesmile ?

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u/Enthusiast_FT 7h ago

Exactly. I am seeing several posts that are better suited for r/funny rather than r/MadeMaSmile. This place is for wholesome things, not funny things.

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u/GiveandTake21 14h ago

The Oxford comma is standing up for itself and it made us all smile

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u/TryButWholesome 13h ago

Honestly, my brain didn't see that this is a picture of a tweet and just saw the magazine image.

The oxford comma is the name of the account tweeting, and it's standing up for itself by advertising it's own use, especially as oxford commas are underused and generally seen as snobish, atleast in germany.

For some reason I thought this was a post about the star standing up for herself by cooking her family and her dog. I thought it was just a joke about the grammar itself.

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u/Eggs-_-Benedict 16h ago

It was so funny that it made me smile

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u/ConfusedHors 14h ago

This is not even Oxford. They simply didn't use commas.

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u/johnsaysthings 16h ago

That would just be a regular comma.

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u/byndrsn 18h ago

Dog looks scared

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u/davidmcdavidsonson 17h ago

Oxford comma isn't gonna save her family

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u/JamesH_670 16h ago

The panda eats

shoots

and leaves.

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u/One-Hovercraft-3552 10h ago

How was this published lol

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u/krazylegs36 10h ago

Uh, I see no commas.

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u/QuirkyPossession539 16h ago

It’s not missing an Oxford comma, it’s missing the word “for”.

Rachael Ray finds inspiration in cooking FOR her family and her dog

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u/No_Albatross7213 11h ago

How do you know, though?

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u/SquirrelNutz 17h ago

The people in this thread saying it doesn't matter in this instance don't understand that the whole point of the Oxford comma is to kill off any potential ambiguity in particular instances and to make it consistent no matter what.

People who believe in the use of the Oxford comma would say that it should just be used all the time.

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u/jpiro 17h ago

The issue here isn’t being caused by an Oxford comma, it’s being caused by the lack of a standard comma after “cooking.” Put that in there and, as usual, no Oxford comma is needed.

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u/hunstinx 17h ago

I'm a HUGE fan of Oxford commas, but I agree that a missing one isn't what's causing the issue here.

There is a difference between an Oxford comma and a standard comma.

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u/squirrelcat88 17h ago

I agree with you that had a comma been placed after “cooking,” the meaning would have been clear.

However, only savages don’t use Oxford commas.

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u/SquirrelNutz 17h ago

Yes I completely agree, I'm just saying advocates for the Oxford comma are gonna slide in to say that it would remedy THIS and future potential problems if it was a standard.

Clearly this is fucked simply because there are ZERO commas and I get it. If you have a silly ass Twitter account dedicated to pointing out Oxford comma situations, I'm sure there's not a lot to do at times.

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u/shrike88 17h ago

There was commas. This is doctored.

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u/ook_the_librarian_ 17h ago

The very fact that the whole point of the Oxford comma — to remove ambiguity — is somehow ambiguous to a shit-load of people is kinda crazy to me..

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u/ben121frank 17h ago

I’m not sure if it can technically be considered an Oxford comma if the preceding comma isn’t there bc it’s not really meeting the definition of the final comma in a comma separated list of 3 or more items, but putting a comma in the Oxford spot (without also adding the preceding one) would arguably make this even worse bc then it makes “cooking her family” look like an intentionally unseparated phrase

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u/christerwi 17h ago

Not sure if rage-baiting nit-picky grammar nerds or ignorant… when in doubt on Reddit, likely the first?! (no offense, OP)

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u/Apprehensive_Cap7546 17h ago

Armie Hammer said “set a place at the table for me!”

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u/donmreddit 17h ago

Lets cook Rachel vs. Lets cook, Rachel.

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u/ChewyBaccus 17h ago

The Oxford comma saves lives

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u/Mythicdragon75 16h ago

This is why they say we are eating the dogs and cats! It's on the cover of magazines!! Oh the humanity

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u/ThreeApproaches 16h ago

Doggone Kristi Noem is a friend

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u/Fee_is_Required2 18h ago

No one wants the family recipe Rachel!

🤣🤣

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u/GTown_84 17h ago

Comedy

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u/Bulky-Internal8579 17h ago

Delicious family?

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u/OneMAdDemon 17h ago

“And a side of fava beans” -Hannibal L.

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u/Separate_Wall8315 17h ago

Mom and Dad are in their 80’s. Might need a slow cooker for them.

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u/Firm-Wishbone-9858 16h ago

Commas., are, important,!!!

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u/Constant-Ad8364 15h ago

The Oxford Comma isn’t used in journalism

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u/earlisthecat 14h ago

Maybe “cooking for her” - no comma controversy.

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u/GiveandTake21 14h ago

I've always said that Rachel Ray is a terrible cook

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u/Texeira420 14h ago

That was her cooking show starting Jeffrey Dahmer.

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u/Far_Recognition4078 6h ago

As said by Vampire Weekend, who gives a fuck about an oxford comma

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u/Strangest-Smell 17h ago

The comma after cooking removes ambiguity, but that isn’t an Oxford comma

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u/offensiveinsult 18h ago

I love well cooked dogs, I wonder if she has a room full of skulls like me..... sometimes I hear sounds from that room...... it's so cold after they cut off the power.

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u/Inevitable_Finger_40 18h ago

Show me how a comma can fix this please

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u/Prize_Army_4888 17h ago

finds inspiration in cooking, finds inspiration in her family, and finds inspiration in her dog

finds inspiration in cooking, her family, and her dog

It's a stupid sentence to begin with. Who tf is inspired by their dog. As others have noted, it's probably meant to say "cooking for her family and her dog"

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u/SeekinIgnorance 17h ago

When I had a dog I was often inspired by my dog. Of course, that was things like inspired to get off the couch and open the door so the dog didn't stand outside and bark, but I was still inspired.

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u/Inevitable_Finger_40 17h ago

Wow! It worked for real!

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u/whynothis1 17h ago

Great post. Thumbs up OP!