San Diego Union-Tribune

Lederer on Language: Serial commas are helpful, clear, rhythmic, and standard

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 ...
LAist

The Nation: Semicolon, Hyphen And No Serial Comma

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The Atlantic

Oxford Comma's Non-Demise Brings Twitter Comma Creation Fest

Yesterday, Mediabistro's GalleyCat ran a post that made it seem like Oxford University Press was dropping the use of its eponymous comma, also known as the serial comma. The story took off and became ...
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: The Oxford comma isn’t always in style

A Variety headline posted on social media drew some laughs recently. “Trammell Tillman on ‘Severance’ Delays, Coming Out as Gay and Tom Cruise.” “He’s gay AND Tom Cruise?” one observer mused. “He ...