"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water." - John W. Gardner
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Killing the Oxford Comma: This Is Pointless, Irresponsible, and Ugly
Via the MonkeyCage, I learn that Oxford University's PR Department has abandoned the Oxford Comma. The Oxford Comma is a bastion of permanence, reflection, and elegance in a world otherwise going to hell. As for me, you can have the comma preceding the conjunction before the final item of a list when you pry it from my cold, dead hand.
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