Aw, little Luna sounds so sweet!

So there was supposed be be a surveyor here between 1 and 3 for some preliminary surveying for the eventual Green Line extension, but no show at all. At least I've got some house cleaning done up. Le Sigh.

Calla, glad to hear your mother is doing better. Luna sounds utterly charming.

Complete tangent here, y'all. Need some help.

So I have this interview for a PT proofing gig for a jewelry company which would be perfect, and I think I have a really really good chance of getting it. It would be a PERFECT on-site addendum to my Wordslingeuse biz. And we need the money. Oh, my, yes...

So, F2F interview and proofing sample exercises tomorrow. AP style. I'm a CMoS and MLA expert and haven't used AP in a while. Took 15 quizzes online, but don't have and can't afford the book until I get the job, you know.

So.

What dictionary does AP generally want utilized? I'm seeing a ton of phrases hyphenated in their latest catalog, some of which wouldn't be in CMoS. And I'd like to check before I went in tomorrow, get a feel.

2014, they're still anti-Oxford comma, right?

I mean, I know some things will be unique to the company's in-house style guide, but I like to be prepared. I know that's a shock...

Any help you guys can give, I really appreciate!

I have bacon and leftover turkey at home. I want a clubhouse. I just lack the lettuce, tomato and bread for it. (Also by mayo is past due, but it looks fine.)

Can you go in and flatout tell them "I'm familiar with multiple style guides, and I want to make sure I don't mistakenly follow the wrong rules. You wouldn't happen to have a copy of the AP Style Guide I could glance over, would you?"

Here's a really good reference the Dept Chair gave us when I went back to grad school last summer:

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This page doesn't seem to address the serial comma specifically - but one of their sentences uses the serial comma:

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And it says this, which is exactly my feeling re serial commas:

11. Use commas wherever necessary to prevent possible confusion or misreading.

I'm not sure on the dictionary...

Unexpected but obvious downside to having all-black accessories in my purse: I either need a flashlight or empty out the whole thing to find what I'm looking for in the gaping, shadowy maw of the thing.

Okay, technically, the sentence using the serial comma is about the serial comma - they just don't use the phrase:

5. Use commas to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses written in a series.

AP style does not use the Oxford comma, and since the vast majority of my writing has used AP style, neither do I.

My favorite AP style rule:

It is drunken, not drunk, driving.