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  • Re: xkcd: University Commas

    From Michael Benveniste@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Tue Oct 8 20:12:28 2024
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    On 10/8/2024 5:10 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    I like and use the Oxford Comma.

    Explained at:
       https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2995:_University_Commas

    Sometimes I use an Oxford Comma, and sometimes I don't. It comes and
    goes. I guess you could say I'm a comma chameleon.

    --
    Mike Benveniste -- mhb@murkyether.com (Clarification Required)
    Such commentary has become ubiquitous on the Internet and is widely
    perceived to carry no indicium of reliability and little weight.
    (Digital Media News v. Escape Media Group, May 2014).

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to Michael Benveniste on Wed Oct 9 17:24:44 2024
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    On 2024-10-09 00:12:28 +0000, Michael Benveniste said:
    On 10/8/2024 5:10 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    I like and use the Oxford Comma.

    Explained at:
       https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2995:_University_Commas

    Sometimes I use an Oxford Comma, and sometimes I don't. It comes and
    goes. I guess you could say I'm a comma chameleon.

    Or maybe you just sometimes fall into a comma coma. ;-)

    Or had too many drinks with Lola at the Commacabana. ;-)

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  • From D@21:1/5 to Michael Benveniste on Wed Oct 9 11:05:13 2024
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    This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text,
    while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.

    On Tue, 8 Oct 2024, Michael Benveniste wrote:

    On 10/8/2024 5:10 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    I like and use the Oxford Comma.

    Explained at:
       https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2995:_University_Commas

    Sometimes I use an Oxford Comma, and sometimes I don't. It comes and
    goes. I guess you could say I'm a comma chameleon.


    There is a legend that says that the man who figures out the right way to
    use a semicolon, will find god!

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  • From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to petertrei@gmail.com on Wed Oct 9 12:29:09 2024
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    In article <ve5psb$2krfc$1@dont-email.me>,
    Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 10/9/2024 12:24 AM, Your Name wrote:
    On 2024-10-09 00:12:28 +0000, Michael Benveniste said:
    On 10/8/2024 5:10 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    I like and use the Oxford Comma.

    Explained at:
       https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2995:_University_Commas >>>
    Sometimes I use an Oxford Comma, and sometimes I don't.  It comes and
    goes.  I guess you could say I'm a comma chameleon.

    Or maybe you just sometimes fall into a comma coma. ;-)

    Or had too many drinks with Lola at the Commacabana.  ;-)


    I've been seeing political lawn signs that read simply: ",-la"


    Of Opar?
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From Michael Benveniste@21:1/5 to Your Name on Wed Oct 9 11:26:41 2024
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    On 10/9/2024 12:24 AM, Your Name wrote:

    Or had too many drinks with Lola at the Commacabana.  ;-)

    Nope. I frequent the Culture Club instead.


    --
    Mike Benveniste -- mhb@murkyether.com (Clarification Required)
    Such commentary has become ubiquitous on the Internet and is widely
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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to lynnmcguire5@gmail.com on Wed Oct 9 09:02:56 2024
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    On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 16:10:18 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: University Commas
    https://www.xkcd.com/2995/

    I like and use the Oxford Comma.

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2995:_University_Commas

    Haven't there been legal cases decided on whether or not an Oxford
    Comma was used?

    That is, that it's presence or absence indicated if the last two items
    were /both/ required or only one was?
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Paul S Person on Wed Oct 9 12:24:37 2024
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    On 10/9/2024 12:02 PM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 16:10:18 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: University Commas
    https://www.xkcd.com/2995/

    I like and use the Oxford Comma.

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2995:_University_Commas

    Haven't there been legal cases decided on whether or not an Oxford
    Comma was used?

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/us/dairy-drivers-oxford-comma-case-settlement-trnd/index.html

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    Aristotle thought man was the "rational animal"
    (remember this was before social media)
    - Corey Mohler

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  • From BCFD 36@21:1/5 to Michael Benveniste on Wed Oct 9 12:04:51 2024
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    On 10/8/24 17:12, Michael Benveniste wrote:
    On 10/8/2024 5:10 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    I like and use the Oxford Comma.

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2995:_University_Commas

    Sometimes I use an Oxford Comma, and sometimes I don't.  It comes and goes.  I guess you could say I'm a comma chameleon.


    You should show yourself out now.
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    ----------------

    Dave Scruggs
    Senior Software Engineer - Lockheed Martin, et. al (mostly Retired)
    Captain - Boulder Creek Fire (Retired)
    Board of Directors - Boulder Creek Fire Protection District (What was I thinking?)

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Thu Oct 10 10:46:32 2024
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    On 2024-10-09 16:24:37 +0000, Mark Jackson said:
    On 10/9/2024 12:02 PM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 16:10:18 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: University Commas
    https://www.xkcd.com/2995/

    I like and use the Oxford Comma.

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2995:_University_Commas

    Haven't there been legal cases decided on whether or not an Oxford
    Comma was used?

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/us/dairy-drivers-oxford-comma-case-settlement-trnd/index.html


    There are probably many many more too. Lawyers, especially the scumbag
    ones, are always looking for some miniscule flaw to get their own side
    a "win". :-(

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Your Name on Wed Oct 9 20:24:27 2024
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    On 10/9/2024 5:46 PM, Your Name wrote:
    On 2024-10-09 16:24:37 +0000, Mark Jackson said:
    On 10/9/2024 12:02 PM, Paul S Person wrote:

    Haven't there been legal cases decided on whether or not an Oxford
    Comma was used?

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/us/dairy-drivers-oxford-comma-case-settlement-trnd/index.html

    There are probably many many more too. Lawyers, especially the scumbag
    ones, are always looking for some miniscule flaw

    . . .such as "what is the actual meaning of the law as written?". . .

    to get their own side a
    "win".  :-(

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    Aristotle thought man was the "rational animal"
    (remember this was before social media)
    - Corey Mohler

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Thu Oct 10 19:43:05 2024
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    On 2024-10-10 00:24:27 +0000, Mark Jackson said:

    On 10/9/2024 5:46 PM, Your Name wrote:
    On 2024-10-09 16:24:37 +0000, Mark Jackson said:
    On 10/9/2024 12:02 PM, Paul S Person wrote:

    Haven't there been legal cases decided on whether or not an Oxford
    Comma was used?

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/us/dairy-drivers-oxford-comma-case-settlement-trnd/index.html


    There are probably many many more too. Lawyers, especially the scumbag
    ones, are always looking for some miniscule flaw

    . . .such as "what is the actual meaning of the law as written?". . .

    As the old saying goes: "The law is an ass."

    Meaning: "The law is an ass is a derisive expression said when the the
    rigid application of the letter of the law is seen to be contrary to
    common sense."
    <https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-law-is-an-ass.html>

    If a person is guilty of a serious crime, then gets let off because a
    comma is in the wrong place (or the police didn't give the criminal a
    hot cup of cocoa at bedtime, etc.), then the defence lawyer is a
    scumbag and the legal system is a complete joke.



    to get their own side a "win".  :-(

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