Definitions by nikesitter
comma trauma
A chronic grammatical affliction marked by an irrational aversion to Oxford commas, clarifying commas, and other punctuation necessary to make a sentence readable.
Symptoms include: leaving readers to guess where one thought ends and another begins; insisting “the comma looks weird there”; and causing immediate distress in lawyers, editors, English teachers, and people with functioning eyes.
Symptoms include: leaving readers to guess where one thought ends and another begins; insisting “the comma looks weird there”; and causing immediate distress in lawyers, editors, English teachers, and people with functioning eyes.
“I invited my parents, Beyoncé and God.”
“Please use the Oxford comma. Your comma trauma is making this sentence legally and theologically confusing.”
“Please use the Oxford comma. Your comma trauma is making this sentence legally and theologically confusing.”
comma trauma by nikesitter June 13, 2026