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In response to "oh dear. -- nm" by Diva

I can't be like this. I'm gonna stop using the Oxford comma and start ending sentences with prepositions. -- nm*

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jan 19 '17, 09:11

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both bullshit prescriptivist notions, BTW. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:12 5
- The Oxford comma was God's gift to grammar and clarity in the written word. - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:18 4
  - The real answer is to rewrite the sentence to avoid ambiguity. - Reagen Jan 19, 09:20 2
    - or even better (rewriting!) - Reagen Jan 19, 09:32
    - (You've split your subject in your example) -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:21
  - I'm bookmarking this. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:19

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