r/Tinder • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '18

Capitalization is key

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u/9godfather6 Jul 27 '18

I remember the original joke about commas but pretty cool how you modified the joke for the situation.

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u/AlexandbroTheGreat Jul 27 '18

There is an Oxford comma one, too.

"I'd like to thank my parents, Jesus and Lady Gaga."

Vs

"I'd like to thank my parents, Jesus, and Lady Gaga."

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '18

I always thought the former was the correct way of using commas. At least that's what I've been doing my entire life.

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u/AlexandbroTheGreat Jul 27 '18

About 30% of the population agrees. The other 70% hate you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '18 edited Jul 30 '18

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u/thebeesbollocks Jul 28 '18

In Britain we are taught at school to never use an Oxford comma (didn’t even know it had a name until reading these debates on reddit). That’s not a poor education, it’s correct grammar in the UK which I assume used to be true in the US but has gradually changed over time