Confession: I don't feel strongly about oxford commas or em dashes.

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Me either. I have a preference, but the stuff where people try to make a big deal about having the right opinion on it always seemed like an affectation.

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I agree. I'm one of those people 😂 I'm sure it triggers my OCD, and all the other letters of the alphabet that plague me. LOL!

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Now “toward” vs “towards” I’ll throw hands.

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Serial comma, not Oxford comma.

I love Oxford commas and em dashes. I’ve use em dashes long before GPT started placing them everywhere. But I’ll go you one better: I love two spaces after a period.

Guess I’m old.

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Me neither

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