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I've used the Oxford comma since high school when my favorite English teacher introduced me to them. At the time I didn't know they had a name. I found out they were called Oxford commas about five days ago when watching an episode of Boss on Starz. Since looking it up then I suddenly come across the term a lot now which is weird because I had never heard that term before.


Since looking it up then I suddenly come across the term a lot now which is weird because I had never heard that term before.

Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. :)


I call it the 'red Honda effect'. If you are waiting for a ride, and the driver of the car has a red Honda, you start to notice a lot of red Hondas.


I always find this weird because it feels so real that I have NEVER heard of them before, even subconsciously, and then they appear...


Isn't this what helps feed the idea of attention having an affect on the object of intent?




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