CW - ‘He’s one of our own’

[SherburnBlade]

Never mind the punctuation, why does the green (sponsored by Ramsdens Currency) subliminal message read: "Incredibly can't impress"?

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Ha Ha Hodgy! You've been rumbled. I was on my motorbike (which amongst bikers can be correctly described as a 'bike'. Mind you this is a footy forum so...erm?....). Having said that, this dozy walker nearly stepped in front of me......

Whilst I agree with the premise of your pedantry it is for exactly the opposite reason. The comma, a short pause in the sentence suggests to me that Keith is 'either' 'or' impressed with Wilder and, or, impressed with the book. If you remove the comma, to me the 'either' would then read it's differently nuanced meaning of 'as well'.
Put a full stop before the 'either' in place of the offending comma and you will see what I mean.

Next time you are in Pedantry do flag me down. I shall be correcting recalcitrant apostrophes on shop signs.

How bored must I be.......

Remarkable coincidence. I was almost run over by a dozy cyclist, you on your motorbike almost ran over a dozy pedestrian. And all in Pedantry.
I couldn't get the meaning you propose with the comma. A couple of glasses of Laphroig didn't help, either...

 

[BushBlade]

Ha Ha Hodgy! You've been rumbled. I was on my motorbike (which amongst bikers can be correctly described as a 'bike'. Mind you this is a footy forum so...erm?....). Having said that, this dozy walker nearly stepped in front of me......

Whilst I agree with the premise of your pedantry it is for exactly the opposite reason. The comma, a short pause in the sentence suggests to me that Keith is 'either' 'or' impressed with Wilder and, or, impressed with the book. If you remove the comma, to me the 'either' would then read it's differently nuanced meaning of 'as well'.
Put a full stop before the 'either' in place of the offending comma and you will see what I mean.

Next time you are in Pedantry do flag me down. I shall be correcting recalcitrant apostrophes on shop signs.

How bored must I be.......

http://www.grammarunderground.com/should-you-put-a-comma-before-too-either-or-also.html

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Ha Ha Hodgy! You've been rumbled. I was on my motorbike (which amongst bikers can be correctly described as a 'bike'. Mind you this is a footy forum so...erm?....). Having said that, this dozy walker nearly stepped in front of me......

Whilst I agree with the premise of your pedantry it is for exactly the opposite reason. The comma, a short pause in the sentence suggests to me that Keith is 'either' 'or' impressed with Wilder and, or, impressed with the book. If you remove the comma, to me the 'either' would then read it's differently nuanced meaning of 'as well'.
Put a full stop before the 'either' in place of the offending comma and you will see what I mean.

Next time you are in Pedantry do flag me down. I shall be correcting recalcitrant apostrophes on shop signs.

How bored must I be.......

Let me try you with the following example, now that the Laphroig is out of my system. There is a difference between the following possible dialogues:
'I don't think his car is grey or silver.' 'No, I don't think it is, either.'

'I don't think his car is grey or silver.' 'No, I don't think it is either.'

With the government falling apart, and England about to win the World Cup, it is good to discuss the important things in life...

 

[mosbolad]

Let me try you with the following example, now that the Laphroig is out of my system. There is a difference between the following possible dialogues:
'I don't think his car is grey or silver.' 'No, I don't think it is, either.'

'I don't think his car is grey or silver.' 'No, I don't think it is either.'

With the government falling apart, and England about to win the World Cup, it is good to discuss the important things in life...

Hodgy........NOOoooooooo.......

Each example you give confirms to me the comma in the book quotation is superfluous.

In your first sentence 'I don't think his car is grey or silver.' 'No, I don't think it is, either.'
This to me suggests 'I don't think it is either grey or silver'.

In the second sentence of course it has a different meaning 'I don't think his car is grey or silver.' 'No, I don't think it is either.' with the comma removed it gives 'either' a meaning of 'as well as you', or perhaps 'also'.

I'll compress the book quotation. 'I'm impressed with Wilder. Danny's book can't fail to impress either.' 'Either' in this case has the meaning of 'as well' or 'also' and thus makes sense.

With the comma, 'I'm impressed with Wilder. Danny's book can't fail to impress, either.'This suggests to me one or the other. Impressed with Wilder OR impressed with the book, either.........

Oh and Hodgy.....Firstly, what has the colour of Wilder's car got to do with it and secondly, reply once more and I shall simply give in.....

Thirdly, just who is Dominic Raab?

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Hodgy........NOOoooooooo.......

Each example you give confirms to me the comma in the book quotation is superfluous.

In your first sentence 'I don't think his car is grey or silver.' 'No, I don't think it is, either.'
This to me suggests 'I don't think it is either grey or silver'.

In the second sentence of course it has a different meaning 'I don't think his car is grey or silver.' 'No, I don't think it is either.' with the comma removed it gives 'either' a meaning of 'as well as you', or perhaps 'also'.

I'll compress the book quotation. 'I'm impressed with Wilder. Danny's book can't fail to impress either.' 'Either' in this case has the meaning of 'as well' or 'also' and thus makes sense.

With the comma, 'I'm impressed with Wilder. Danny's book can't fail to impress, either.'This suggests to me one or the other. Impressed with Wilder OR impressed with the book, either.........

Oh and Hodgy.....Firstly, what has the colour of Wilder's car got to do with it and secondly, reply once more and I shall simply give in.....

Thirdly, just who is Dominic Raab?

Perhaps we could get David Davis in to broker a deal between us. My final word, and I don't claim to be right, is that I understand my first example, with a pause or comma, to be emphasising the fact of agreement or solidarity with the other person; the example without a pause or comma is to me a more neutral statement, with either in its more usual function of (not) 'one or the other'. Over to you for your final word...

 

[mosbolad]

Perhaps we could get David Davis in to broker a deal between us. My final word, and I don't claim to be right, is that I understand my first example, with a pause or comma, to be emphasising the fact of agreement or solidarity with the other person; the example without a pause or comma is to me a more neutral statement, with either in its more usual function of (not) 'one or the other'. Over to you for your final word...

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