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In this comic, [[Cueball]] is having a conversation with [[Ponytail]], who lists several seemingly unrelated but agreeable positions, such as reducing {{w|car accidents}}, treating {{w|arson}} as a serious crime, and approving of {{w|American Humane|"No Animals were Harmed" disclaimers}} in modern media, with Cueball wondering when the "but.." of the statement will come, and conjuring increasingly outrageous images of what Ponytail could have in mind that involves violating all of them, for example some sort of reckless fiery car stunt involving animals. | In this comic, [[Cueball]] is having a conversation with [[Ponytail]], who lists several seemingly unrelated but agreeable positions, such as reducing {{w|car accidents}}, treating {{w|arson}} as a serious crime, and approving of {{w|American Humane|"No Animals were Harmed" disclaimers}} in modern media, with Cueball wondering when the "but.." of the statement will come, and conjuring increasingly outrageous images of what Ponytail could have in mind that involves violating all of them, for example some sort of reckless fiery car stunt involving animals. | ||
| β | Notably, the "and" normally serves as an earlier indicator that a list is coming to the end, as it always comes right before the final entry. Perhaps, Cueball seems to have missed this, hence the continued apprehension. But being immediately | + | Notably, the "and" normally serves as an earlier indicator that a list is coming to the end, as it always comes right before the final entry. Perhaps, Cueball seems to have missed this, hence the continued apprehension. But being immediately proceded by a comma indicates either it is a {{w|Conjunction (grammar)#Coordinating conjunctions|coordinating sub-clause}} or, perhaps, an {{w|Oxford comma}}. (Although it seems unlikely that it is the latter, as it is most often applied to a string of more than three items being grouped, and is often considered more confusing than the situation it is supposed to grammatically clarify.) |
The title text gives another example of a sentence that will probably be followed by a "but". {{w|Multi-level marketing|Multi-level marketing schemes}} and the {{w|Spanish Inquisition}} are both considered bad in very different ways, so the implication that if the speaker has to apologize in advance for sounding like defending both of them, they must have a remarkably troubling idea in mind, involving somehow using a version of the Spanish Inquisition as an MLM scheme. | The title text gives another example of a sentence that will probably be followed by a "but". {{w|Multi-level marketing|Multi-level marketing schemes}} and the {{w|Spanish Inquisition}} are both considered bad in very different ways, so the implication that if the speaker has to apologize in advance for sounding like defending both of them, they must have a remarkably troubling idea in mind, involving somehow using a version of the Spanish Inquisition as an MLM scheme. | ||
