My AD and I literally spent 45 minutes arguing over the use of the Oxford comma.

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Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

Doesn’t it always make sense?

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What are you billing the .75 hour to? 😂

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Sometimes I just don’t wanna subject the sophistication of the Oxford comma to lists like “tires, oil, and lube” and whatnot. It’s got that certain je ne sais quoi that I don’t want to offend.

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Listen to your art director

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Wait...when WOULDN’T you use an Oxford comma? Like, when is it incorrect to use one? I pretty much exclusively use them

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Why didn’t you spend 1 minute googling it to prove them wrong

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I’m so in love with the controversy surrounding this comma. I use it every time I can where it makes sense.

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Go on

Please tell me this was instigated by the earlier post

You need a new AD

Your proofreading dept probably has a standard they apply

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