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   Anton Shepelev to Alexander Koryagin   
   Re: Grammar in the Bar   
   04 Jun 24 17:32:52   
   
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   REPLY: 2:221/6.0 665ec9b2   
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   Alexander Koryagin:   
      
   AK> The comma before "and" is just an unnecessary thing that   
   AK> provides anything to make the understanding more clear.   
      
   Above I wrote /why/ the Oxford comma is necessary for the   
   clariy, unambiguity, and regularity of the enumeration.   
   You, on the other hand, do not disclose your arguments...   
      
   AK> With the same success you canput "and" before every   
   AK> comma in the list. ;-)   
      
   Don't you think it will make the list structure ugly and   
   redundant?   
      
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