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In response to "both bullshit prescriptivist notions, BTW. -- nm" by Reagen

The Oxford comma was God's gift to grammar and clarity in the written word.

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Jan 19 '17, 09:18

It's the difference between ...

"I had a great time at Scandals in Washington, DC with a couple male strippers, JackDawson and ty97" and

"I had a great time at Scandals in Washington, DC with a couple male strippers, JackDawson, and ty97."

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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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The Oxford comma was God's gift to grammar and clarity in the written word.

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