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by echohack5
89 days ago
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The oxford comma debate is so annoying because it clearly has nothing but advantages. Removing commas from a delimited list does nothing to resolve ambiguity, whether lexicographically or syntactically. It's so useful as a delimiter and anti-ambiguity machine, that you don't even need spaces for it to work! See CSV or Japanese. |
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.. if you care only about data communication and have no sense of beauty, aesthetics, rhythm or personality in writing.