The origins of "Let's eat, Grandma"
English Language & Usage Asked by Richie Bendall on December 27, 2020
"Let’s eat, Grandma" is an old literary meme used to demonstrate the importance of commas in writing:
The first reference of the meme I was able to find is in American Printer and Lithographer – Volume 128 – Page 63 from 1949:
Is there an older source out there?
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