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		<title>The serial comma</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jacqueline is &#8220;an evangelist for the serial comma&#8221;. Her article linked me to the following, from Wikipedia: The Times once published an unintentionally [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jacquelinegetshergeekon.com/2009/06/im-an-evangelist-for-the-serial-comma.html" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.jacquelinegetshergeekon.com/2009/06/im-an-evangelist-for-the-serial-comma.html?referer=');">Jacqueline</a> is &#8220;an evangelist for the serial comma&#8221;. Her article linked me to the following, from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma?referer=');">Wikipedia</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>The Times</em> once published an unintentionally humorous description of a Peter Ustinov documentary, noting that &#8220;highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>I think this is an area where intelligence and discretion use beats slavish convention.</p>
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