Poll: Which formatting style should be the official one for this board?

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dbentley666 — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 05:47 PM)

MLA style. And the Oxford comma is not just necessary, it is vital to the well-being of the entire universe. At Cambridge if you go into a coma they just feed you porridge through the IV drip.

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MadIAm — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 05:51 PM)

Thank you! I also favor the Oxford comma. I heard of litigation a few years ago that was dependent on it. "You're under contract to do A, B or C" One party interpreted it as doing A and then either doing B or C. The other party interpreted it as doing either A or B or C. The fact that it went to litigation tells me these two parties didn't have a great relationship to begin with, but I agree that without the Oxford comma, the contract was for A and then either B or C.

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MadIAm — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 05:53 PM)

I think I may have butchered that anecdote. I would have to go back to the actual case to be certain of the wording.

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dbentley666 — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 05:55 PM)

Mind you, I would have assumed that the sentence applied to A or B or C, but that's probably because I'm so used to American usage by now, here at Rutg- phew, almost doxxed myself! But it's true that most English usage is more carefully arrived at and has a longer history of established precedents.

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MadIAm — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 05:56 PM)

Yeah, I screwed that up and actually agree with you. Please ignore.

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MadIAm — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 05:54 PM)

And his brother.
https://www.filmboards.com/board/p/19626684/permalink/#p19626684

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Bee — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 06:27 PM)

This will explain the joke you tried to make?

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MadIAm — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 06:29 PM)

No, it will explain the story I tried to tell. Please get your insults in order, Bee!

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MadIAm — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 06:34 PM)

I can live with making myself look like a fool but at least do me the courtesy of insulting me accurately. It’s the only I will feel truly respected.
Edit: the only *way
I give up.

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Bee — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 06:40 PM)

I understand, I'll always make sure to read all the appropriate materials before insulting

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Bee — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 06:48 PM)

nooooo

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Sophievirus — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 05:49 PM)

Idk what anything is or means here tbh
suck it.

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Cerridwen — 5 years ago(April 07, 2020 06:44 PM)

MLA.
Hark! Harold the angel sings.