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On 7/19/2018 1:15 AM, Tim Bray wrote:
Tim, Oh, fine, you bastards on the other side of the pond want to tell us how to do things? The Oxford comma is dead to us rebel colonists. For those who don't know the controversy of Oxford vs AP style guide, here's an intro: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/what-is-the-oxford-comma-and-why-do-people-care-so-much-about-it/ This should be covered in RFC 2119*. We need a wg immediately to fix this*! Cheers to fellow grammarians, KAM * RFC 2119 itself is using Oxford commas :-) ** Nerf Gun Duel at Dawn*** *** for more Drama with a nice sunrise in the back, water and perhaps on a beach with John Woo trained birds that can take flight at the appropriate point for optimal photography**** **** and Margaritas***** NOTE: the lack of an Oxford comma in
point 3. It's hidden with misdirection on purpose. ***** the drink, not women named Margarita
BTW, while we are off-topic, what's the rule where things should
be parallel in your sentence structure? I've been looking for the
name of that rule since grammar school. For example, "we will be
jumping, fighting and go swim" is bad. "jumping, fighting and
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