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Poor grammar is disappointing and decidedly distracting in formal audio reviews.

I find the majority of formal audio reviews across numerous publications to be easy reads.  However, I can barely put together a coherent thought when reading anything by Jason Kennedy, editor of the-ear.net.  It is as if he does not understand the limitation of use of a comma.  Do the English really have that much of a different implementation of the english language versus Americans?  Does anybody else struggle to read certain editors' work?
mganga
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twoleftears
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Let's eat, grandpa.  Let's eat grandpa.

I'd like to thank my parents, Susan, and the Almighty.  I'd like to thank my parents, Susan and the Almighty.

etc., etc.
gdnrbob
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Eats, shoots and leaves.
You know, the Panda, at the restaurant.
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artemus_5
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I'm more bothered by the acronyms that are so pervasive in modern writing, Than the overuse of commas. They are  mostly on BB's. But I've seen them in other places also.
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millercarbon
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Acronyms are alas SOP, iow used far too often, imo. 
wrm57
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As Paul Simon might have sang, there must be 50 ways to use a comma. Unless the little buggers sow unnecessary confusion, I don’t get exercised about them. But then, I enjoy William Blake’s decidedly ungrammatical use of punctuation to mark tempo. And I like subordinate clauses. Guess I’d make a lousy technical writer.
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