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Re: Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions i... by albedoa on Friday March 17, 2017 @05:48PM (#13898274)
Impressive! The headline doesn't mention a law. Anyway, do you think the headline could be better?
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Re: Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions i... by scott_s on Friday March 17, 2017 @11:03PM (#13899667)
"Law's Lack of ..." would maybe help, but I don't think it's necessary. I figured it was a law, or a regulation, because where else are the exact semantics of the written word so important that it could cost a company money?
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Re: Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions i... by albedoa on Saturday March 18, 2017 @01:31PM (#13902400)
A contract.
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Re: Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions i... by scott_s on Saturday March 18, 2017 @02:54PM (#13902863)
Fair point. But I still think it's a fine headline. Any ambiguity is quickly resolved in the article - headlines can't convey everything, and I think it says the most important part.
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