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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Not ambiguous at all - and apparently Harry Reid has had an epic double career."
And always remember to use the Oxford comma, kids.
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Pure pedantry. This sentence is not ambiguous or confusing at all.
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Not ambiguous at all - and apparently Harry Reid has had an epic double career.
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"Not ambiguous at all - and apparently Harry Reid has had an epic double career." (Original Post)
orleans
May 2021
OP
What am I missing here? "Harry Reid (comma) a terrorist interrogator (no comma) AND the singer....
RussellCattle
May 2021
#10
nilram
(2,895 posts)1. Triple, if you count that gig in the Senate
orleans
(34,105 posts)2. that's what i thought! lol nt
Sogo
(5,025 posts)3. The missing comma is NOT what is known
as the Oxford comma
.
RussellCattle
(1,540 posts)4. Are you sure? I just googled it and it sure looks like it is.
Sogo
(5,025 posts)7. I'm positive.
I dont know what you googled, but the Oxford comma is specific to the use of a comma to separate the last item in a series. It comes (or SHOULD come) before the word and. Many people leave that out, incorrectly so, IMO and in the opinion of many grammarians.
RussellCattle
(1,540 posts)10. What am I missing here? "Harry Reid (comma) a terrorist interrogator (no comma) AND the singer....
....from Blink-182" seems to fit your definition pretty well.
NBachers
(17,192 posts)5. I'm glad Harry turned down that gig with Nirvana.
Kid Berwyn
(15,085 posts)6. Comma would help clarify complex headline.
The story, while out of this world, merits careful consideration.
PurgedVoter
(2,222 posts)9. Just don't put the comma after terrorist.