OH WOW, YOU ARE AN UNDYING PROPONENT OF THE OXFORD COMMA? WHAT A UNIQUE AND QUIRKY OPINION TO EXPRESS AS A COPYWRITER.

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Clarity over everything. Use or don’t use depending on context. To completely dispense with it is foolish. To worship it is cringeworthy.

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Personally I don’t get the hype. The Bronx comma is far more approachable and easier to execute.

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Another one that drives me up the wall is “[Name] hates writing about him/herself in third person.” Realistic guess is 5% of books have that in the bio.

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Also, “knew i wanted to do this job since i was a little kid, when [insert irrelevant event]”. What a miserable childhood.

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AND PEOPLE WRITING IN ALL CAPS.

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Actually there have been quite a few court cases where the verdict hinged on the use of the Oxford comma.

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Literally every second portfolio I look at.

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@CW 1 SHOTS FIRED.

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NYTimes follows AP style. /argument

#TeamNoOxfordComma

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This is also rampant in Tinder/Bumble profiles for some reason.

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Nobody cares. Seriously. Not a single person who is not a copywriter gives a shit about ,

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The lack of an Oxford comma cost some company millions of dollars in a trucking dispute, so I use it to save money

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I guess it's less the actual linguistic argument and more the "LOOK HOW UNIQUE I AM IN MY OPINIONS" thing. 🤦‍♂️

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*INDICATIVE. THUMBS ARE HARD!

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I still use it. Either because I'm an asshole or because of habit. Screw it, it's the proofreader's problem.

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Oxford comma use < proper use of semi colon

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GUYS, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S SUPPOSEDLY INDOCATIVE OF PERSONALITY. SHOVE OFF, BBDO 1. I'LL YELL IF I WANT TO!

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Lol. Sooooooo, I've just been informed the little 'third person' quip in my folio bio is about as fresh as a week-old California sushi roll. #awks

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UNIQUE, QUIRKY AND FOOLISH*** OPINION TO EXPRESS AS A COPYWRITER.

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This is my favorite Fishbowl post ever. Fuck the Oxford comma forever.

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