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xkcd #2995: University Commas (xkcd.com)
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The distinctive 'UCLA comma' and 'Michigan comma' are a long string of commas at the start and end of the sentence respectively.

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[–] Etterra 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'd never heard of the Cambridge or Princeton commas. Assuming this isn't just a joke and they really exist, they can both go fuck themselves. Also that Cornell, needs to be a semicolon.