The Oxford Comma is a vital part of English civilization.
On June 13, 2022 12:24:42 PM HST, Al Thompson wrote:
> The Oxford Comma is a vital part of written communication.
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> On Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 11:46 AM wrote:
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> > On Sunday, June 12, 2022 04:37:03 PM krsg...@trixtar.org wrote:
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The Oxford Comma is a vital part of written communication.
On Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 11:46 AM wrote:
> On Sunday, June 12, 2022 04:37:03 PM krsg...@trixtar.org wrote:
> > On Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:07:01 -0400
> > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > > Thinking about it -- I don't have a sig, I might make
rhkra...@gmail.com writes:
> In googling today, I learned that the AP style guide (used by entities like,
> well, the Associated Press ;-) considers it obsolete.
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> The Chicago Manual of Style (used by entities like book publishers and
> (some?)
> educators (iiuc) still requires it.
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On Monday, June 13, 2022 01:14:03 PM prad wrote:
> ha! thx for this.
You're welcome!
> i have always maintained that there should be that comma but people
> thought i was being commatose
;-)
> about it!
I learned something new today when I googled:
Quite a few years ago (I have no good idea
rhkra...@gmail.com writes:
> I should have included the link (one of them):
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>* [[https://thewritelife.com/is-the-oxford-comma-necessary/][A Win for the
> Oxford Comma: This Lawsuit Shows Why It’s So Important]]
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ha! thx for this.
i have always maintained that there should be that comma
On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:45:34 -0400
rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, June 12, 2022 04:37:03 PM krsg...@trixtar.org wrote:
> > On Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:07:01 -0400
> > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > > Thinking about it -- I don't have a sig, I might make that my sig.
> > >
> > > I'm
On Monday, June 13, 2022 11:45:34 AM rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> Oh, I'm waiting for someone to ask about the Oxford comma -- when they do,
> I'll point out that one company lost $10M due to a missing Oxford comma (I
> can provide a link to that -- I don't know if the case has been appealed
> to
On Sunday, June 12, 2022 04:37:03 PM krsg...@trixtar.org wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:07:01 -0400
> rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Thinking about it -- I don't have a sig, I might make that my sig.
> >
> > I'm thinking about how to incorporate into it that very short videos (15
> > to 60
