Around the Web links about The Oatmeal

If you have reporters (or maybe even yourself, but I'll never tell) who have trouble knowing when to use a comma and when to use a semicolon, check out this hilarious explanation. It's well-illustrated and it answers questions some folk have had since eighth grade. Of course, in journalism we don't use that many semicolons -- periods and new sentences often work better. But check this out anyway; you'll enjoy it; I promise. (Three in one sentence; are you impressed?)