Oxford comma

Why We Love the Oxford Comma

Welcome to Above the Law's latest Friday series: Grammer Pole of the Weak. Readers, the title of this weekly poll is supposed to be ironic. Are you serial with all of these emails correcting our spelling? Speaking of being serial, let's turn to the topic of this week's discussion: the serial comma....

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What the heck is an Oxford comma, and what's all the rage about?

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Today’s poem is called ‘The Importance of the Oxford Comma’.

The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is a small yet mighty punctuation mark that has sparked debates among writers, editors, and grammarians for decades. Placed before the conjunction in

News of the Oxford comma case made the rounds on social media, with grammarians expressing surprise at the newfound significance oft-maligned Oxford comma.

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✍️ Dear Oxford (Serial) Comma: When I left the English department at the University of Toronto to direct the new Computer Studies Writing Centre, I always used you. More, I always insisted you be used by my new students in fields such as phising, programing and networking. Perhaps you noticed I didn’t use you in that last sentence. You are rarely used in scientific writing , and over time I came to feel my clinging to you was just a way of clinging to my past life in the English department…

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This almost makes me rethink my views on the Oxford comma. Almost.

Use the oxford comma!

The Oxford comma is the comma after the penultimate item in a list. It’s normally a matter of style — you can happily choose to leave it out — though in some…

This lawsuit settles the Oxford comma debate! Surprise, it goes against AP style. Here's how the serial comma works and why it's important.

Nothing ignites fire in the gut of righteous grammar geeks more than the Oxford (aka serial) comma. Why is that?

Oxford comma, irony, and missed opportunities

Seriously, it is! I admit to using it because I'm less likely to lose points on papers if I keep it in than if I leave it out. (But British spellings still slip through, so...it probably doesn't matter much.)

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Oxford Comma activists are becoming more verbal about this beloved punctuation mark. They label their enemies fools, brigands, communists, anarchists, hard-headed, stubborn, insensible, and haters of cauliflower. Have you never heard of the Oxford Comma? We pity you. Read on, and it will be your fate no longer.