Portrait of author and critic Oscar Wilde wearing a fur stole and holding a cane and gloves. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

To Comma, or Not to Comma?

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Portrait of Irish-born author and critic Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) wearing a fur stole and holding a cane and gloves. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

To comma, or not to comma?

Oscar Wilde, in one of his most oft quoted quips, stated:

“In the morning. . .I took out a comma. . . and in the afternoon, I put it back again.”

Just call me Oscar.

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