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[–] 1 point 2 months ago* (2 children)

"X did Y on a Z he thought would explode" is an efficient sentence but I can understand the grievance, because reporting should be clear and not take shortcuts. I think oxford commas should not only be obligatory, but enforced by a special linguistics task force with MP5s and tactical gear.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    After reading a bunch of comments and using a tramslator i understood what it meant, the main thing that made it hard to read for me was "left her for dead on..." i never saw such a phrase and it doesn't help that English is my 2nd language and my primary one is Italian which has a different way of composing sentences

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