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where's this typo they're talking about?

woahnowwoahnow __BANNED USERS regular
edited January 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Hi, sorry this probably doesn't go here but I'm not sure where else to ask. D:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/01/09/yes-i-know-about-typo/

Where's the typo, is it in the comic? I couldn't find it. Thanks for the help.

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    "and a two cintiqs" I think

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    and a two Cintiqs

    dammit WaM I will end you you motherfucker

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  • woahnowwoahnow __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2009
    OHHHH. wow. when you finally see it it's like a punch in the face. It's amazing how the mind just irons out the error when you're reading it...

    I know why I didn't see it at first, I was looking for typos. That's not really what I consider a typo, it's more of a grammatical error, IMO. Either way, thank you!

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  • ChalkbotChalkbot Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Holy crap, I read through it twice and didn't see it. Usually I'm the type that finds those things easily.

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  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Technically, the comma before "and a two" doesn't need to be there either. (I forget if the comma is optional in that case.)

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  • TheGreat2ndTheGreat2nd Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    What if he had a Brooklyn accent?
    "And a two slices of pizzas"

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Hedgethorn wrote: »
    Technically, the comma before "and a two" doesn't need to be there either. (I forget if the comma is optional in that case.)

    It's an Oxford comma and is a style choice.

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  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Willeth wrote: »
    Hedgethorn wrote: »
    Technically, the comma before "and a two" doesn't need to be there either. (I forget if the comma is optional in that case.)

    It's an Oxford comma and is a style choice.

    Aren't Oxford commas only used when there are three or more conjuncts? Wiki thinks so:
    Wiki wrote:
    The serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma or Harvard comma) is the comma used immediately before a grammatical conjunction (nearly always and or or; sometimes nor) that precedes the last item in a list of three or more items.

    I don't have my Chicago manual of style nearby to check if Wiki is right here.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Shit. That sounds exactly right, actually.

    It's definitely an optional comma, though. Especially in a word balloon, which is supposed to simulate speech and commas are pauses and blah

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  • cytorakcytorak Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    I thought it was that "savory" was spelled wrong.

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  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    cytorak wrote: »
    I thought it was that "savory" was spelled wrong.

    Not unless the "America" in your location tag really means "America's hat" or "the place that America broke away from because if we're going to have taxes, we'll decide that for ourselves, thank you very much."
    :lol:

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  • cyphrcyphr Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Hedgethorn wrote: »
    Willeth wrote: »
    Hedgethorn wrote: »
    Technically, the comma before "and a two" doesn't need to be there either. (I forget if the comma is optional in that case.)

    It's an Oxford comma and is a style choice.

    Aren't Oxford commas only used when there are three or more conjuncts? Wiki thinks so:
    Wiki wrote:
    The serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma or Harvard comma) is the comma used immediately before a grammatical conjunction (nearly always and or or; sometimes nor) that precedes the last item in a list of three or more items.

    I don't have my Chicago manual of style nearby to check if Wiki is right here.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i1xk07o4g

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