The Oxford Comma is a vital part of English civilization.

On June 13, 2022 12:24:42 PM HST, Al Thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Oxford Comma is a vital part of written communication.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 11:46 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > On Sunday, June 12, 2022 04:37:03 PM [email protected] wrote:
> > > On Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:07:01 -0400
> > > [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > > > Thinking about it -- I don't have a sig, I might make that my sig.
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking about how to incorporate into it that very short videos
> > > > (15
> > > > to 60 seconds, with a minimum of "chatter" by the narrator / "host")
> > > > can
> > > > be useful in some cases.  (Just tell me (either in written text or in
> > > > the first 5 seconds what I should be seeing, then show me, maybe
> > > > summarize or repeat in slow(er) motion.
> >
> > Just wanted to try this out, an early attempt at a sig -- I will probably
> > continue to "wordsmith" it (I've made several variations already).
> >
> > Oh, I'm waiting for someone to ask about the Oxford comma -- when they do,
> > I'll point out that one company lost $10M due to a missing Oxford comma (I
> > can
> > provide a link to that -- I don't know if the case has been appealed to
> > the
> > Supreme Court), and missing Oxford commas may lead to cannabalism (didn't
> > look
> > for a link to that one -- judicious googling may lead to the humorous
> > examples
> > (I assume none are true ;-) that involve someone getting eaten or such.
> >
> > --
> > A picture (or sketch, diagram, or chart) is worth a thousand words --
> > divide
> > by 10 for each minute of (or audio) -- or, where feasible, create a
> > transcript
> > and edit it to 10% of the original!  (Oxford comma included in this sig at
> > no
> > charge.)



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