QA warning message for oxford comma.

Question

Why am I receiving QA warning messages about oxford comma use?
Is it correct to assume that there a setting option for that?
The QA engine seems buggy (2022 SR1), but I don't see an oxford comma option in the punctuation settings, and am not at all well-versed in setting things up, generally preferring to avoid looking under the hood and leaving that to the project management team, when there is one.
I also don't see detailed tag spacing setting in the tag verifier, and have encountered problems with that as well.
Any help regarding these settings for a translator that considers themselves more of a content creator than a software operator would be appreciated.

Jesús Prieto · Accepted Answer

Darren Vasaturo 
 Darren Vasaturo said: I see that there is no oxford comma related setting shown. 
 This Oxford comma check in not in the Punctuation section, but it must be a regular expression rule. This screen shot shows no regex rules; in your case, it won't be empty, and one of the rules should be related to the Oxford comma:

Jesús Prieto · Answer

Darren Vasaturo 
 You have opened your File > Options settings. If you didn&rsquo;t create the project, you need to check the Project Settings (as in my screen shot).

Jesús Prieto · Answer

Darren Vasaturo , 
 Darren Vasaturo said: I have found the culprit settings, 
 Good! 
 Darren Vasaturo said: though I don't know how to turn them on or off, 
 Select the offending regex rule, click the Action button and then select Remove Item and lick OK. The removed rule won&rsquo;t be run in the next QA. And I&rsquo;d let the cient know that the rule is wrong or doesn&rsquo;t follow the Style Guide. 
 Darren Vasaturo said: there are several "Regular Expressions" defined on this list in the relevant TMs that directly contradict what is in the Style Guide 
 I&rsquo;d let the client know the inconsistencies found and which takes priority&hellip; Sometimes they are grateful!

Paul · Answer

Darren Vasaturo 
 If you can provide a simple file demonstrating these messages it would be helpful. Based on your description alone it's a bit tricky to offer any help.

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QA warning message for oxford comma.

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