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  1. 2020-08-15, 08:08 PM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #447
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    Default Re: MitD XV: The Other Dark One

    Quote Originally Posted by Qwertystop View Post
    ...no, see, the Xenocrysth is not a character from another comic. The dashes would be worse, going from "ambiguous" to "clearly saying the incorrect thing".
    Not to mention defeating the purpose of demonstrating a situation in which the oxford comma introduces ambiguity, although I suppose Quartz did demonstrate the problem.

    Just in case it needs to be spelled out: I do not have a problem with the Oxford comma per se - only with the idea that the Oxford comma is superior to omitting it. Both uses can increase ambiguity in certain circumstances.

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