The Oxford Comma, and other animals

[ceemage]

See, I've always been, on balance, slightly anti the Oxford Comma. But examples like this are almost enough to make me change my mind. Note that I did say "almost."

A direct quote from The Times newspaper, talking about a Peter Ustinov documentary and saying that:

“highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector”.

Comments

[johncoxon.livejournal.com]

Brilliant.

[drplokta]

The ambiguity here could easily have been avoided by rephrasing as "highlights of his global tour include encounters with an 800-year-old demigod, Nelson Mandela and a dildo collector".

[maymorning.livejournal.com]

Best laugh I've had all day!