Do you use an Oxford comma?

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  1. Volpone

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    I...use...

    ...Shatner ellipses.
    Volpone, Jan 6, 2012
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  2. Bickendan

    Bickendan Custom Title Administrator Faceless Mook Writer

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    :wtf:

    Not only are they off the mark, they're apparently stupid too; nothing is going to convince them of this, sadly! A semi-colon substitutes and, or, but or so, not a comma. Not that most people know how to properly use a semi-colon anyway :garamet:
    Bickendan, Jan 6, 2012
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  3. Nocturne of Vladimir Jazz

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    I always use an Oxford comma, because in statements like the latter, I see the speaker addressing "Beef" to inform him/her that chicken and pork are three types of meat.

    Which then leads me to question the speaker's credibility.
    Nocturne of Vladimir Jazz, Jan 9, 2012
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    This thread just gave Baba an aneurysm!

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  5. Dinner

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  6. Demiurge

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    ghobe' chugh jIH HoH SoH wa'DIch. :D
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  8. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    Bickendan, Jan 16, 2012
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  10. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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  13. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Wrote some songs about it! Like to hear em'? Here they go!

    some sample lyrics:

    "Comma comma comma comma comma cameleon....you pause and slow, you pause and slow...."

    "Instant Comma's gonna get you.....gonna jump right off the page....
    better get your act together....editor is just all in a rage"

    "Gotta make everything right, cause all my rowdy friends are comma'n over tonight!"

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