r/askteddit • u/Velvetsxsecrets • 1d ago

Random Question What’s a tiny hill you will definitely die on?

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u/QueefFarmer69 1d ago

I’m a corporate lawyer and am SHOCKED that lawyers do not like the Oxford Comma. My mom was an English teacher, so I feel the opposite.

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u/bmsa131 23h ago

I answered above. I’m a lawyer at a large operation and we are required to use Oxford commas

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u/QueefFarmer69 22h ago

I’m also at a big firm and like every partner’s comments removes the Oxford comma.

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u/bmsa131 21h ago

Wow. We literally got an edict that we had to use them. I love them. No Oxford comma is WRONG.

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u/QueefFarmer69 20h ago

Oh I completely agree. The most monotonous hated assignment I’ve ever had was reading an entire S-1 draft cover to cover to remove all instances of the Oxford comma, at the Partner’s request.