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July 13, 2009 5:53 am
Are serial commas always necessary? An English teacher says she was surprised to learn that she and her husband, who's also an English teacher, are giving their students conflicting advice.
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July 14, 2009 2:48 pm
Think of all written text as potentially read aloud. Commas signal pauses. Let's keep the Oxford comma 'till texting do us part from everything else cherished about traditional language.