Commonsense construction rule: prefer interpretations that avoid absurd or anomalous results and reflect legislative intention. The commonsense construction rule directs courts to prefer statutory interpretations that reflect common sense and legislative intention, applying a presumption against absurdity to reject constructions that are unworkable, impracticable, anomalous, illogical, or disproportionate. A related presumption against anomalous result requires avoidance of constructions that create inconsistencies between like cases or make outcomes turn on immaterial distinctions; where each construction produces anomalies the court must balance them and may exercise discretion unless the anomaly plainly expresses legislative intent.