Section: English

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An illustration of the theme that, as our way of life changes, attitudes change (in this case, regarding punctuation) is best seen in:

1. "An ambiguous series proved so elusive that I wondered whether perhaps we could do without the serial comma after all."
2. "The bottom line is to choose one and be consistent and try not to make a moral issue out of it."
3. "Print – or rather, text – should be streamlined and unencumbered."
4. "A comma preceding ‘and’ is redundant.  I was at risk of becoming a comma apostate."