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EVERYONE should hate the Oxford Comma.

Posted by David (aka David) Aug 5 '14, 14:41

I hate when I have to use it. HATE.

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Well I don't give a fuck about it -- nm - Vampire Weekend Aug 5, 16:11
There's a war brewing. We needs colors, banners, and mottos. I think I just picked a side. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 5, 15:51 5
- For 2014, I am now on Team Samara. -- nm - David Aug 5, 16:09 4
  - You wound me, sir! -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 5, 16:28 1
    - You were the one who intentionally alienated an ally! - David Aug 5, 16:29
  - And she will prosper in spite of this. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 5, 16:25 1
    - With my support, she can go ahead and engrave her trophy. -- nm - David Aug 5, 16:27
I agree whole heartedly. - Reagen Aug 5, 15:50 3
- Titles of stories that i am writing include The Slackers, Board Etiquette, Reagen and David. Did i just list three or four titles? -- nm - zork Aug 5, 17:17 1
  - reword the sentence to avoid ambiguity. -- nm - any competent editor Aug 5, 17:29
- Right? -- nm - David Aug 5, 16:09
You are just having a whole summer of wrong, aren't you? -- nm - Ender Aug 5, 15:20
Why? It adds clarity. Why side with potential confusion? -- nm - TWuG Aug 5, 15:18 3
- Comma abuse is one of the biggest problems in communication. -- nm - David Aug 5, 15:25 2
  - But, you're misclassifying, the oxford comma, as comma abuse. -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 15:26 1
    - Accurately, smartly and rightly. -- nm - David Aug 5, 15:29
*joins Team David* -- nm - kelly Aug 5, 14:57
Just get used to always using it and you'll never have this worry again. -- nm - zork Aug 5, 14:42 3
- I might as well take up smoking while I'm at it. -- nm - David Aug 5, 14:43 2
  - Well, maybe if you reduced your word count, it wouldn't be so necessary. -- nm - zork Aug 5, 14:46 1
    - Ask me not to breathe. -- nm - David Aug 5, 14:47
I appreciate your consistency in taking the wrong side of arguments today. -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 14:41 9
- Today? -- nm - spamlet Aug 5, 14:46 4
  - Yeah, you at least have to include every single discussion of GotG in that, so lets say what, a year? -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 5, 15:02 3
    - Logic and reason are always better than blind luck. -- nm - David Aug 5, 15:11 2
      - Your powers are weak, old man. - Star-Lord Aug 5, 15:23 1
        
        Feel free to read MMQB and argue the point. -- nm - David Aug 5, 15:26
- I think I did proclaim earlier in the year that 2014 was the year of David being wrong! -- nm - Remlik Aug 5, 14:44 1
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- That...doesn't sound like me. -- nm - David Aug 5, 14:43 1
  - Consistent! -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 14:43

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