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It's the timeless debate between the Oxford comma and the regular comma. But, what is the Oxford comma, exactly? Why do some people use it while others refuse to? And when did the Oxford comma ...
They leaned into the controversy by writing a song attacking the very thing they were accused of. “Oxford Comma” became one of their defining songs, but it also delivered a shout-out to rapper ...
But the trial testimony has offered one bombshell: Donald Trump likes the Oxford comma. So testified his former personal assistant and ex-director of Oval Office operations, Madeleine Westerhout ...
The action starts as the hero, Greg (Benjamin Behrend), complains bitterly, in song, about something ... shortly after “The Comma with Too Many Names,” as in Oxford and serial.
To anyone who’s been on the frontlines of the comma wars, the message seemed like an olive branch — or possibly a white flag. Not familiar with the Oxford comma controversy? It’s a tempest ...
The King County Council voted unanimously for the Oxford comma on Tuesday. The motion was sponsored by Councilmembers Joe McDermott and Jeanne Kohl-Welles. A bit of Twitter drama ensued after the ...
“Who gives a [expletive] about an Oxford comma?” they sang, in a song titled, appropriately, “Oxford Comma.” ...
A New York Times story last month on the new head of Britain’s state run health care system telling employees to avoid using the Oxford comma caught the eye of reader Dan Worrells of Lake San ...
The debate has been raging since the 19th century, and has even inspired a rock song, by Vampire Weekend. The lyrics go: “Who gives a f**k about an Oxford comma?” From our morning news ...
Did you notice the Oxford comma in that opening line? Well, do not tell the new health minister as it transpires she cannot abide them. Isn’t she busy with other matters? The new UK health ...
THE OXFORD COMMA is a form of punctuation - but it's become a cause of much debate over its usage. We all use commas when writing lists of things. But the Oxford comma has a very special place ...
THE OXFORD COMMA is a form of punctuation - but it's become a cause of much debate over its usage. So when should you use it and where? We all use commas when writing lists of things. But the ...