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Jay Stooksberry
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Professional word nerd. Managing editor at Commonwealth Foundation. Occasional writer at @reason.com. Scourge of #TeamOxford. Amateur hole digger (literal and figurative). Opinions and bad jokes are my own. You can't have them.

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the oxford comma is still for pussies btw
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Instant follow.
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Where would you put an Oxford comma in that headline?
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
In the words of Stringer Bell...
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thank you for sharing. Stay tuned for a release date.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Apology accepted.

Cheers to good-faith online dialogue—a rare treat these days.
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you added another comma into that sentence as is, that would not fix sentence. It needs either a semicolon, a period or a conjunction to break up the comma splice.
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I disagree. If we are assuming parallelism, that is a list of two, not three: (1) Learn how to spell and (2) use capitalization and punctuation properly.

If the sentence was "Learn how to spell, use proper capitalization, and punctuate properly," then you'd have a case for the serial comma.
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Totally agree on the ambiguity. The headline presents a confusing timeline.
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just to ensure we are talking about the same thing, are you talking about the list that says, "Learn how to spell, use capitalization and punctuation properly"?
November 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Well, I do like a good internet fight, but I need to understand whom I'm sparring with first.

That said, that wouldn't be an Oxford comma.
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Oxford comma has nothing to do with grammar. It's a stylistic convention.
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
B isn't an issue with an Oxford comma. Looks more like a comma splice.
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
OP used a Shatner comma.
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Genuine curiosity: Where in that headline would you put a comma?
November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM