This morning I enjoyed breakfast out with my husband.
Between the two of us, this included hash browns, blueberry pancakes, buttermilk pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs with cheese, and coffee. (Leftovers were promptly fed to Pugsley.)
It was really good.
But I was reminded how a poorly-placed comma could have ruined the whole meal.
Friends, don’t let friends misuse their commas and ruin their breakfasts.
I have included a visual so you, too, can be aware of the lurking dangers.
Happy Saturday-morning breakfast!
Soggy toast just defeats the definition of toast… And by the way, why isn’t toast referred to as leftover-reheated bread… cause isn’t bread cooked already????
eggs, and toast and orange juice (put the toast in the orange juice glass)
orange juice, toast and eggs (put the toast on top of the eggs)
toast, eggs and orange juice (eggs in orange juice)
orange juice and eggs and toast (eggs on top of toast)
and so on. i think that when writing about such things that are almost universally expected to be served separately, adding an English comma is unnecessary and pedantic.
LOL! You have definitely come up with any number of solutions that would work, Hunt. Happy (comma-less) breakfasting! Just be sure that your juice doesn’t get mixed in with your toast—
WPStudio: You know, I have never thought about that question before. Why do *you* think it’s called “toast” instead of “leftover-reheated bread”? Let me know your conclusions~~I have no opinion at present.
This shows real epxertise. Thanks for the answer.
Well, Deandra, the expertise wasn’t mine, but I enjoyed the graphic so much anyway that I had to share it! Glad you enjoyed it as well—