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Since Oxford Comma discourse is back, I'm gonna try something. Please answer these three questions:
1) Oxford Comma y/n?
2) What age/gen are you?
3) Where in the world are you from?
1) Oxford Comma y/n?
2) What age/gen are you?
3) Where in the world are you from?
I'll start.
1) n
2) millennial
3) Scotland, UK
1) n
2) millennial
3) Scotland, UK
In case you've forgotten, here is an example:
WITH Oxford Comma:
Please buy me some milk, bread, and sausage.
WITHOUT Oxford Comma:
Please buy me some milk, bread and sausage.
WITH Oxford Comma:
Please buy me some milk, bread, and sausage.
WITHOUT Oxford Comma:
Please buy me some milk, bread and sausage.
BONUS QUESTION:
4) Does this match how you were taught at school and how strictly was this enforced?
(In my case, I was taught to NEVER use the Oxford comma and we had marks deducted for doing so in both primary and high school.)
4) Does this match how you were taught at school and how strictly was this enforced?
(In my case, I was taught to NEVER use the Oxford comma and we had marks deducted for doing so in both primary and high school.)
I know that logically the Oxford comma makes lists easier to understand but I had it so strongly instilled in me to NEVER place a comma before a conjunction that I struggled to type the example above. (Though I do use a comma before "because" sometimes.)
