FINALLY

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grue@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 13d (5 replies)

YOU ARE LITERALLY THE FUCKING DICTIONARY. YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT! 😔

lath@piefed.social · 3 pts · 13d

Nah brah, they got a bs rule for that. It's barely legal.

FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 12d (3 replies)

Its called an Oxford Comma

Nvm

biggeoff@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 12d (2 replies)

That's the one before the and. This one is just an abomination

grue@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 12d

I've heard it called a "Shatner comma."

69420@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 12d

Merriam-Webster is legally not allowed to use an Oxford comma due to a legal dispute with the Oxford English Dictionary. This is just a clever workaround.

guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 12d

Ashley, Ashlee and Ashleigh have entered the chat

CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 12d (1 reply)

Any of them with the A before the G are nonsense. Unless you want me saying your kid’s name as ā€œme-a-ganā€ don’t put it there

_stranger_@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 12d

ME'A'GAN, QUEEN OF DESTRUCTION

captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 13d (1 reply)

Oh are we going to have a sequel to the Battle Of Josh?

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 13d

My friends Shawn, Sean, and Shaun are already getting the popcorn!

jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 12d

those are literally different names with different pronunciations

trem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 13d

In German, we've also got Kerstin, in case you needed more permutations...

Instigate@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 12d

jballs@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 12d (1 reply)

I've also seen Meaghan. Which honestly just feels like cheating at Scrabble.

scutiger@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 12d

Also the rare Meaghanne