Making a Mountain Out of a Molehill

       In my past post I insisted that our English language is ever changing and old strict grammar rules are being used less and less; however, I believe that  Matthew J.X. Malady is going too far by saying that commas will not be used in the future. Yes it is true that rules should change if we no longer use them, but the problem is that we still use commas a lot. These essential punctuation marks make our writing flow nicely and be more clear. The "Let's eat grandma" and "Let's eat, grandma" is a silly example, yet it explains how powerful commas can be in affecting the meaning of a sentence.

       I had not noticed this until someone pointed it out in class, but Malady managed to write his article without commas. This just shows how a clear essay can be written without commas and still flow; nonetheless, I am sure that he did not do this naturally. Matthew probably had this in mind and tried to avoid commas while writing the essay, which made it harder for him. So why would we stop using commas if they help us? The argument that Robert Greene used to fight the importance of complex grammar rules was that we no longer used them. Commas we use everyday, even when we pause during speech and while we text (at least me and my friends do).

       I also find Malady's "Ketchup" and "Mustard" analogy of commas lacking a lot sense. According to him, ketchup and mustard are things we love but do not need, just like commas (I agree with this). However, because we love them and use them so much they have not disappeared. I am sure these sauces have been around for longer than 10-20 years, yet we still use them today (and a lot). For this same reason we will not witness the vanishment of commas, because although we don't need them we like them. As you can see, this post is FILLED with commas which made the writing process much easier. SO WHY GET RID OF THEM???