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Alan Russell
Simpsonville, SC
United States

Teacher,

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Whatever happened to the Oxford comma?

Who decreed it was unnecessary? I miss it, so I require my students to use it. Are we wasting our time?

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Krisztián Pintér 200+
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Feb 26 2013: poor students
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  Feb 27 2013: Not in my case. During essay checking, my teacher actually told me not to use an Oxford comma
  - Krisztián Pintér 200+
    
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    Feb 27 2013: poor kid

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