The comma [was: Vietnam]

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/22/2010 08:38 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>This urban legend was one
>of the elements, as detailed by Klaus Theweleit in a masterful 1987
>book, justifying the Nazi takeover.

The importance of the comma, nearly invisible and looking like a
serif with my screen and font.  Initially I read this sentence as

"This urban legend was one of the elements as detailed by Klaus
Theweleit in a masterful 1987
book justifying the Nazi takeover."

And wondered about the political sentiments of both Klaus Theweleit
and Laurence Horn.

Joel

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