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Apr 5, 2020
8:57:10am

NorthernLight All-American

Never a good reason NOT to have it, so just do it

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NorthernLight

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Time

POLL: Oxford commas in professional writing?

scootsy Meme Team

4/5/20 8:48am

Oxford, commas, and always.

Dr MoBYU

4/5/20 8:51am

Never a good reason NOT to have it, so just do it

4/5/20 8:57am

Sounds like coronavirus is gonna affect most of the non-oxford comma holdouts anyway

TCuz

4/5/20 8:59am

Yes, except when it would be more clear not to.

bruincoug

4/5/20 9:00am

I have never seen an example of the Oxford comma creating confusion

panguitch

4/5/20 9:41am

Google is your friend. Easy to find examples.

bruincoug

4/5/20 10:03am

Rephrase: ...example of the Oxford comma creating MORE confusion than

panguitch

4/5/20 10:33am

🎶 Who gives a yewt about an Oxford comma?

cracka

4/5/20 9:02am

Great song.

bluesloth

4/5/20 9:03am

All my commas are local yokels.

CougarThug

4/5/20 9:11am

It's not professional writing if the Oxford comma is not used.

Everyman

4/5/20 9:14am

Unless you use and adhere to the AP STYLE GUIDE

MichCoug

4/5/20 10:00am

A crutch for clumsy writing. Rewrite your sentence if there's that kind of

joelvandyne

4/5/20 9:31am

Why give emphasis to the last two items in a list ? Unless intentional, don’t.

Dr MoBYU

4/5/20 9:58am

It doesn't do that. This is just rationalization.

joelvandyne

4/5/20 12:19pm

It does if you “feel” what you read and write.

Dr MoBYU

4/5/20 1:14pm

Or just use an Oxford comma and remove the confusion.

bluesloth

4/5/20 9:59am

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