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It must be a silent R (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Schal330@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Never heard of the greengrocer's apostrophe so I looked it up. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-greengrocers-apostrophe-1690826

I absolutely love that there's a group called the Apostrophe Protection Society. Is there something like that for the Oxford Comma? I'd gladly join them!

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I will die on both of those hills alongside you.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 months ago

In fact, there’s a hit song called “Oxford Comma”!

[–] Beanie@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hah, I do not like the greengrocer's apostrophe. It is just wrong no matter how you look at it. The Oxford comma is a little different - it's not technically wrong, but it should only be used to avoid confusion.

[–] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

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