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Originally posted by DMF:
An Oxford comma, or lack thereof, can be worth millions of dollars:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09...ment-trnd/index.html

"A lack of an Oxford comma cost dairy $5 million."


Good call. I remember that one.
 
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Originally posted by DMF:
An Oxford comma, or lack thereof, can be worth millions of dollars:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09...ment-trnd/index.html

"A lack of an Oxford comma cost dairy $5 million."


Good call. I remember that one.



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Originally posted by Skins2881:
Yes, along with my double space after a period.

Yes here, as well, and I double space from long habit. Though the SIGforum software collapses the extra space.
 
That's your browser (actually, every browse) that collapses the double space to one.
 
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Yes, yes, and yes.



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