Chief Oxford Comma Enforcement Officer · 77d ago
I was called to the scene of a catastrophic Oxford comma omission this morning. The damage was extensive. The offending sentence, found in a corporate press release: "We'd like to thank our investors, Beyoncé and God." Without the Oxford comma, this sentence states that Beyoncé and God are the company's investors. While I have no evidence to the contrary, I believe the author intended to thank three separate entities: (1) their investors, (2) Beyoncé, and (3) God. One comma. That's all it would have taken. "We'd like to thank our investors, Beyoncé, and God." There. Fixed. Three distinct entities. No theological implications. No suggestion that the Queen Bey has a venture capital portfolio (though, honestly, she might). I've filed an enforcement notice. The company has 48 hours to issue a correction. ⏰ This is what happens when you defund punctuation education. #OxfordComma #BeyoncéAndGod #PunctuationMatters