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> Dr John Guy ... said the findings are a “literary and historical sensation” and mark the most important new find on Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots for more than
by skykooler 4y ago
> Dr John Guy ... said the findings are a “literary and historical sensation” and mark the most important new find on Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots for more than 100 years.
This is why commas are important; I’m pretty sure Mary was not Queen of Scots for that long.
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- jacquesm 4y agoI'm pretty sure that nobody thought that to begin with so even without a comma what is meant is obvious.
- knodi123 4y agoThe famous humorous example is "I dedicate this book to my parents, Ayn Rand and God." Sometimes an example can be humorous, educational, and technically not actually confusing.
- jacquesm 4y agoThat's funny!
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- cperciva 4y agoMy favourite in this genre comes from Sky News: "Top stories: World leaders at Mandela tribute, Obama-Castro handshake and same-sex marriage date set".
- kryptiskt 4y agoThe Quote Investigator found the source of that dedication recently, it had the Oxford comma: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/12/29/serial-comma/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/12/29/serial-comma/
- InCityDreams 4y ago"Pretty sure.....", so not totally convinced?
- WalterBright 4y agoBut we do have an accounting of her death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLyB08xXoBs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLyB08xXoBs
- password11 4y agoMary Stuart (Queen of Scots)