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

NYT ^ | Feb 9, 2018 | DANIEL VICTOR

[Daffynition]

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.

[Daffynition]

[Daffynition]

Somebody milked this for all it was worth.

[nickcarraway]

I always maintained all commas on a series were important.

[nickcarraway]

All Commas Matter

[sparklite2]

The Grammar Question for Today

Which of these is the correct use or non-use of an apostrophe?

A. You have to milk it for all it's worth.
B. You have to milk it for all its worth.

[Daffynition]

Commas save lives.

[stylin19a]

both r right ?

[Daffynition]

[clintonh8r]

It could be either depending upon the meaning and the intended part of speech of “worth.”

[Daffynition]

[PLMerite]

All Commas, Matter.

[sparklite2]

They’re both grammatically correct.

One talks about the act of milking until it’s gone,
while the other is concerned with how much milk is available for the milking.

[sparklite2]

Yup.

[JoeRed]

All I know is that a preposition is not a proper word to end a sentence with.

[Jeff Chandler]

When I proof my writing I remove all commas which are not required for clarity or effect. My editor insists on the Oxford comma so that is what I use.

Side note: I once earned a living driving for a Creamery.

[sparklite2]

Texas student on the Stanford campus for the first time:

“’scuse me pardner. Do you know where the library is at?”

Stanford student:

“Here at Stanford, we don’t end sentences with a preposition.”

Texan:

“Oh, alright. Where’s the library at, a$$hole?”

[LilAngel]

But you should never begin a sentence with the word “but.”

[Thumper1960]

Seems to me that the two sentences mean different things.

[sparklite2]

Yes, they do mean something different. Both are grammatically correct.

[LegendHasIt]

Even Klink finds this case ridiculous.