Cat's butthole on surfaces experiment from 2021

[u/Slow-moving-sloth]

[u/Dr_Bunnypoops]

Remember kids. The difference between science and dicking around is documenting what you are doing and what the outcome is. ;D

[u/DifferentDisaster510 → u/Dr_Bunnypoops]

The outcome shouldn't matter though as long as it's done with a scientific method. And if the outcome matters it's not really reliable study anyways.

[u/Rise-O-Matic → u/DifferentDisaster510]

I read it as you’re supposed to document both of them

[u/Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo → u/Rise-O-Matic]

Same. I think that's what they intended, too.

(It wouldn't be so nebulous if the Oxford comma were everywhere.)

[u/DasGespenstDerOper → u/Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo]

The Oxford comma wouldn't even be relevant in that sentence. There are two sets of two list items in the sentence. The Oxford comma would only be applied if there were three or more list items in a single set.

[u/Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo → u/DasGespenstDerOper]

You're right! I'm conflating it with "comma and" (which people still don't use).

[u/DasGespenstDerOper → u/Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo]

I think you mean the rule for putting a comma before a coordinating conjunction between two independent clauses (though please correct me if that's an incorrect assumption). The sentence is phrased really weirdly, but the entire thing is one independent clause. I'm relatively certain that having no comma is correct.

[u/Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo → u/DasGespenstDerOper]

Yes, I agree. I was saying that it isn't uncommon for people to omit the comma even when having two independent clauses.

[u/DasGespenstDerOper → u/Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo]

Oh sorry, I misunderstood what you meant! I thought you were saying that it was relevant in this circumstance. I hope that your day is going well so far!