There are people who embrace the Oxford comma and those who don't, and…

Lynne Truss
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There are people who embrace the Oxford comma and those who don't, and I'll just say this: never get between these people when drink has been taken.
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There are people who embrace the Oxford comma and those who don't, and I'll just say this: never get between these people when drink has been taken.

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