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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also saw the suggestion for less polished and perfect essays (which may strategically lack of Oxford commas and semicolon use common with grammarly) suggestion by some college essay editors on the r/collegeessays subreddit.

It’s definitely out there.[/quote]

I like to use Oxford commas but I have always been told they are outdated.  And that more modern style guides don't require them.  So I can't see this being an issue in writing for college apps.  Also semicolon use is more of a choice.  It's quite possible to write so you don't need to use that punctuation mark.  In fact, I think that would be more common.  Is the point that Grammarly rewrites to insert semi-colons? Weird thing to worry about.[/quote]

The use of the Oxford comma indicates the writer is a civilised person. There’s no need to rush through a sentence.

And the judicious use of the semicolon is reflective of a person capable of expressing complex thoughts. A kid using semicolons appropriately today is, basically, a literary superstar. Obviously, this kid is a reader..

And that is a win in the college admissions game. There’s a reader here!

But I will grant you that the use of a semicolon is tricky. Not for the meek. If you’re tossing semicolons around, you better know what you’re doing.

It’s basically the Hunger Games out there when it comes to punctuation.

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The use of the Oxford comma, is literally a telltale sign that a 17-year-old is using Grammarly.[/quote]

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