The Great Oxford Comma DivideWhy a punctuation mark signals our professional tribe.

Love It or Hate It

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Love It or Hate It

The fierce debate over a single comma is less about grammar and more about what our communication style reveals about our identity. This stylistic choice has become a marker of professional affiliation and personal values, separating academic from journalistic tribes. We explore how our stance on punctuation signals the kind of thinker we want to be and which group we belong to.

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