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		pclmulqdq on March 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Word-processor idiot (Japanese expression) For more serious examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma The one I chose was a tongue-in-cheek absurdity. There are other cases where there actually is ambiguity.

naniwaduni on March 5, 2023 [–]

Nominally, sure. In practice, almost all instances are resolved by context, modulo motivated reasoning.

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