(Well, there was the column on the
Oxford comma and we all know how much that settled.)
You were riveted when a recent court case hung on the application of an
oxford comma and how it related to a list of items in a policy.
(The
Oxford comma in the preceding sentence was not my idea, but I do think it provides clarity.)
Grammar rules read: 'Know your its from your it's', 'Alot is not a word', 'Semicolons are underrated', 'Love the
Oxford comma', and 'Could've, would've, should've'.
A comma (an
Oxford comma, to be precise) after "shipment" would have made the meaning clear--but because it was unclear, the drivers were owed back pay, they argued.
What's your philosophy on the
Oxford comma? These interwoven conversations digressed in every direction.
Writing topics such as the
Oxford comma, books, or WIPs pop up as mini-themes.
1.140(f), is striking "scandalous matter from any pleading at any time." And nothing could be more scandalous than the failure to use the
Oxford comma.
"But I don't think I'm going to miss deadlines and arguing with you about the
Oxford comma," Dodd said with a laugh, referring to that extra comma in a series that clashes with Associated Press newspaper style, but was inserted in every News story at her insistence.
Instead, I comforted myself by remembering a recent conversation with a teenage nephew who asked: "Uncle George, what do you think of the
Oxford comma?" I told him that I found it ugly, unnecessary, and pretentious.
The Leisure Society You Could Keep Me Talking Vampire Weekend's
Oxford Comma springs to mind such is the upbeat and quirky nature of The Leisure Society's latest effort, which is no bad thing.
Oxford Style Guide drops the
oxford comma. This is bad, stupid, and wrong.