DEAR RICHARD: The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is the comma used before the conjunction in a list of three or more items. For example: “I like to eat apples, bananas, and oranges.” I ...

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“There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don’t, and I’ll just say this: never get between these people when drink has been taken,” wrote author Lynne Truss in her punctuation ...

When I first joined The Daily Illini, I was excited to take my first step into the world of journalism and writing. I was shocked, however, to find that my trusty friend the Oxford comma would not be ...

Anyone who has written for the Brown Daily Herald has had to put up with the stain of barbarism that persists in its style guide. I am referring to the rule that prohibits the use of the Oxford comma, ...

When you're writing or typing and begin to list items in consecutive order, do you add a comma prior to the conjunction before the final item? Or not? The inclusion of that final comma is a great ...