I didn't even know this existed. What is it? How do you use it?
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4Have you done a search here for "oxford comma"? – KillingTime Oct 08 '19 at 17:27
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3Possible duplicate of Oxford Comma Conventions; see the Katz answer which makes a lot of sense. – Edwin Ashworth Oct 08 '19 at 17:43
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma – Oct 08 '19 at 18:02
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See also "Should I put a comma before the last item in a list?" The highest-voted answer to that question explains pretty well what the Oxford comma is and how to use it. – Sven Yargs Oct 08 '19 at 23:10
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An oxford comma is a comma that is placed after the penultimate item [second or last] in a list before an 'and' or an 'or'. This only applies to lists of three or more items. Oxford commas are completely optional and remain at a matter of dispute, some people use them, while others don't.
Example
- I bought cheese, crackers, and a sandwich.
- I like cheese and crackers is correct, the rule of the oxford comma only applies to sentences of that are three or more items long
- There were many animals at the Bronx Zoo, tigers, monkeys, toucans, and orangutans were my favourite. Notice the comma after 'toucans'.
