npub1hvzjvzfmclu5l5zk65fxye5cgt7e0qvs6rcn60z72v9hy79mmpzq4qmle9 (npub1hvz…mle9) I’ll concede the point, but still: you can pry the Oxford comma from my cold, dead hands.
But I will argue this is a case where more widespread use of the m-dash could help avoid confusion. As in, if «The Art of War» actually were Shumer’s memoir, then the sentence would read: «The Art of War» — Amy Shumer’s memoir — and many other books…
Voila! Confusion avoided! And the Oxford comma lives on.
Fredrik Graver /
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2023-10-26 16:15:19
in reply to nevent1q…2xcy
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