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Apr 20, 2017
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Scooter
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I find the comma often overused, but I agree with using it before the "and" in
a list. Probably because that is what I grew up with, but it still throws me whenever it isn't there. The semi-colon is also underrated; it can be a nice addition.
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Take that, AP Style.
cougfanblue
Torpedo
4/20/17 11:19am
Think of all the money the Oxford comma costs companies in wasted time for unnecessary keystrokes.
foofcoug
4/20/17 11:20am
What if I don't want to?
cougfanblue
4/20/17 11:21am
Your loss.
foofcoug
4/20/17 11:22am
Think of all the time, energy, money and thought wasted on that tiny little dot.
UneducatedFan
4/20/17 11:24am
RE: Think of all the time, energy, money and thought wasted on that tiny little dot.
foofcoug
4/20/17 11:26am
not nearly as much as typing out two spaces after each sentence
cougarstolz
4/20/17 11:30am
^^ that's the REAL travesty.
Finngirl
4/20/17 11:34am
I am recovered from that. I did it for over a decade after a college english
Spine
4/20/17 11:39am
Nice!
Jay Rick
4/20/17 11:34am
RE: Take that, AP Style.
hxmCougar2000
4/20/17 11:41am
It seems so obvious to me. Oxford should be the default unless
Jay Rick
4/20/17 1:57pm
I find the comma often overused, but I agree with using it before the "and" in
Scooter
4/20/17 11:44am
"Let's eat grandpa"
IndependentGeorge
4/20/17 11:55am
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