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[–] naticus@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bert and Ernie's mom? Definitely.

[–] Townlately@feddit.nl 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The absence of the comma means Bert and Ernie are brothers and their mom is one of those ladies who married herself, which was a trend for a moment in like, the early 2000s or something.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

There’s no place to grammatically put a comma for disambiguation, but if you switch around the subjects you can clear things up:
Ernie’s mom and ~~Burt~~ Bert?

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But now you've introduced a fourth person, Burt, distinct from Bert, which has made for a somewhat confusing orgy.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Damnit! How am I supposed to be a grammar snob if I can’t even spell his name right?

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Hah, I definitely forgot about that trend, it was pretty short lived.