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Use a comma instead.
Use a comma after an introductory transition.
Use a comma after your closing.
Use a comma after introductory words.
Use a comma to separate an absolute phrase.
Use a comma to separate an adverb clause.
Use a comma when making a direct address.
Use a comma to separate dates and addresses.
Or add a comma after "and applying".
Maybe it's better to judge each series on its merits, applying the serial comma where it's needed and suppressing it where it's not.
Meanwhile there's no counterbalancing evidence that correctly applied apostrophes keep comma numbers down, or that the grocer's ones encourage pesky hyphens.
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