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if you've written a sentence that needs an Oxford comma, it's probably a poor sentence. -- nm

Posted by yeah, I'm continuing this (aka Reagen) Aug 5 '14, 17:49

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It removes ambiguity! plus it looks cool. -- nm - mafic Aug 5, 18:55 2
- reword. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 19:03 1
  - you missed the "looks cool" part. there's a little thing called style, Reagen. maybe you should look into it. - mafic Aug 5, 19:18
People who should learn this include Ty, Ender and The Baron. -- nm - David Aug 5, 17:55 5
- ^^^ I'm gonna take grammar advice from the guy who wrote this post. -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 17:59 4
  - Great! -- nm - David Aug 5, 17:59 3
    - Oxford comma was 101. Sarcasm will be 102. -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 18:01 2
      - What number is Joke over Your Head? -- nm - David Aug 5, 18:02 1
        
        We probably need to get you enrolled in Remedial Jokes before we go that advanced. -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 18:04
how does a comma even get into oxford?....nm - x Aug 5, 17:50 4
- the semicolon scolarship usually -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 5, 17:58
- Probably a legacy. -- nm - spamlet Aug 5, 17:52 2
  - FLOUNDER! -- nm - Beaker Aug 5, 18:26
  - Or a really nice endowment from the 'rents. -- nm - .... Aug 5, 17:55

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