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People who follow twitch streamer drama (discuss.online)
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[+] -28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

The comma after 'educated' is redundant, since its purpose is already met by the word 'and'.

Edit: I honestly wasn't quite sure if I was correct here but was feeling pedantic and now the downvotes tickle me.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Agreed. The Oxford comma is superfluous in a list of adjectives.
    If you’re listing adjectives that modify a single noun, there is no ambiguous regrouping of those adjectives that can change their meaning. They all still modify the noun. If you are listing nouns, as in the popular “strippers, JFK, and Stalin” meme, then there is room for confusion and the comma helps to clarify.
    Regardless, if the intent is clear, it’s a silly rule to get nitpicky about. Fuck the haters.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    The only rule that really matters in the end is to take good care of your readers. The little rules only ease the burden; if you want rules about how to talk, do software instead of English.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    It changes how I read it though. I expect the list to continue so I read it as if it will, then it doesn't and the rhythm is off. Not a huge deal, like you say, the intent is clear enough. But it does still add clarity for intended sentence fluency, at least for those of us with strict Oxford comma discipline, lol.

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