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Oxford Comma Dispute Is Settled as Maine Drivers Get $5 Million

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  1. Melody Bot Feb 12, 2018
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    Daniel Victor, writing for The New York Times:


    Ending a case that electrified punctuation pedants, grammar goons and comma connoisseurs, Oakhurst Dairy settled an overtime dispute with its drivers that hinged entirely on the lack of an Oxford comma in state law.

    The dairy company in Portland, Me., agreed to pay $5 million to the drivers, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
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  2. David Parke Feb 12, 2018
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    Ironic the writer opted for no Oxford comma in this blurb?
     
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  3. Craig Manning Feb 12, 2018
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    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    That's AP Style for you.
     
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  4. shawnhyphenray Feb 12, 2018
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    Good. I think it's ridiculous not to use the Oxford comma
     
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  6. raaaaaaaady Feb 12, 2018
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    So, after all these years, Vampire Weekend's question "Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?" has been definitively answered.
     
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  7. Craig Ismaili Feb 12, 2018
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    In my legal practice class last semester we talked about a similar case. Gotta be careful. Some lawyer who drafted the initial boiler plate form is probably real mad right now.
     
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  8. Shrek Feb 12, 2018
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    can't be made fun of Prestigious

    i love a good oxford comma. it's considered a no-no in each state department i've worked in, but in my own life i'm a comma machine
     
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  9. Ellite25 Feb 12, 2018
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    I don’t understand why people don’t use Oxford commas in general considering they make the separation of things more clear. Glad to know the courts agree with me.
     
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  10. David Parke Feb 12, 2018
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    It's because we're right!
     
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