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On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:58:02 -0600 (CST)
Robert Bonomi wrote:


> In 'classic' English (as taught in the 60s and earlier), a comma was
> _required_ before a trailing 'and' in a list of 3 or more items, and
> forbidden if there were only two items.

Not really:

http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/what-is-the-oxford-comma

Perhaps is should be taken to "chat", it has nothing to do with
FreeBSD.