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opus
05-03-2026, 01:44 PM
Commas save lives


Let’s eat, Grandma

Let’s eat Grandma

Foggy
05-03-2026, 07:20 PM
Commas save lives


Let’s eat, Grandma

Let’s eat Grandma

That depends on who is saying it ....
if it is a bunch of cannibals then ......

Foggy
05-03-2026, 07:26 PM
Just like this - ifyoucanreadthisthenyoudonthavetoputspacesbetweenthewords
ifnotthenitlookslikeabunchofjumbledletters -understand :D

opus
05-03-2026, 08:58 PM
That depends on who is saying it ....
if it is a bunch of cannibals then ......

There’s a band named Let’s Eat Grandma. No comma.

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https://youtu.be/ea34WtdOIL0?si=RZB5o7IfoAHRHj_l

Foggy
05-03-2026, 09:17 PM
There’s a band named Let’s Eat Grandma. No comma.

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https://youtu.be/ea34WtdOIL0?si=RZB5o7IfoAHRHj_l

:happyface :D :happyface :wave:

I will admit, I have never heard of them before until now!

Let's Eat Grandma are a British award winning pop group formed in 2013 by musicians and multi-instrumentalists Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth.
https://transgressiverecords.com/artist/lets-eat-grandma/

opus
05-03-2026, 09:58 PM
:happyface :D :happyface :wave:

I will admit, I have never heard of them before until now!

Let's Eat Grandma are a British award winning pop group formed in 2013 by musicians and multi-instrumentalists Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth.
https://transgressiverecords.com/artist/lets-eat-grandma/

They seem to be bigger in the UK than over here.

stevea
05-04-2026, 02:42 PM
TV’s portrayal of AI has become a "vicious circle" because, while entertainment often highlights AI's inaccuracy or threats—like HBO's The Comeback depicting hacky, stolen schtick—industry fears of being "pilloried" prevent embracing it, yet the technology is simultaneously used behind the scenes for editing and analytics. This contradiction fuels audience anxiety while AI, particularly generative AI, remains a, often, unrefined, and, scrutinized tool in, storytelling, and production.

This is quoted from another thread. That sentence in bold looks like a confused mess with misplaced/misused commas and words. Anyone want to take a stab at rewriting it?

Foggy
05-04-2026, 05:43 PM
TV’s portrayal of AI has become a "vicious circle" because, while entertainment often highlights AI's inaccuracy or threats—like HBO's The Comeback depicting hacky, stolen schtick—industry fears of being "pilloried" prevent embracing it, yet the technology is simultaneously used behind the scenes for editing and analytics. This contradiction fuels audience anxiety while AI, particularly generative AI, remains a, often, unrefined, and, scrutinized tool in, storytelling, and production.


This is quoted from another thread. That sentence in bold looks like a confused mess with misplaced/misused commas and words. Anyone want to take a stab at rewriting it?

This contradiction fuels audience anxiety, while AI, particularly generative AI, remains and* often unrefined and scrutinized tool in storytelling and production.

(*Also changed "a" to "and" after remains)

stevea
05-04-2026, 06:42 PM
Much better! I think the word after remains should be 'an', though.

There are way too many commas in the original quote.

opus
05-04-2026, 06:44 PM
There are way too many commas in the original quote.

And not enough grandmas.

stevea
05-04-2026, 09:36 PM
And not enough grandmas.

Right. Let's eat...

Foggy
05-04-2026, 11:32 PM
Much better! I think the word after remains should be 'an', though.

There are way too many commas in the original quote.

Yes, you are RIGHT!
I'm not afraid to admit when I'm WRONG!

Foggy
05-04-2026, 11:33 PM
I wonder if other languages have this trouble with their sentences?

Bonniegirl
05-05-2026, 03:19 AM
Poor Grandmas . One gets run over by a reindeer and the other one gets eaten !! :eek::crazy:

stevea
05-05-2026, 06:33 AM
^LOL!

stevea
05-05-2026, 06:36 AM
I wonder if other languages have this trouble with their sentences?

I think so, but English is a really "messy" language.

When you learn "radio speak" you take Italian diction. It's a beautiful, consistent language.

TheLittleFaerie
05-05-2026, 10:19 AM
Go vegan! vs

Go, Vegan!"

Zoneboy
05-06-2026, 01:07 AM
That depends on who is saying it ....
if it is a bunch of cannibals then ......

Foggy
05-06-2026, 08:52 AM
Won't they have to be humans, not aliens, to be cannibals?

Twilight Zone - "How To Serve Man."

opus
05-06-2026, 10:47 AM
A real lifesaver:

I hope to one day marry, Dude111

I hope to one day marry Dude111

ThisLittlePiggy
05-06-2026, 10:18 PM
I love my parents, Lady Gaga and Elvis.

I love my parents, Lady Gaga, and Elvis.