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 ...

Your reader's example - "The $1 million was divided between Mary, John and Frank," is a lot different than "The $1 million was split between Mary, John, and Frank." - is completely nonsensical. It ...

I have finally realized that people’s beliefs about serial commas are as fierce as people’s thoughts on anchovies and reality shows. You either love them or hate them. No amount of arguing will ...

was a definition of a parliamentarian. There are times when you really don't want a serial comma. For instance, in poetry. A very good example is the line from Robert Frost. The woods are lovely, dark ...

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"It was a typical Friday night at Costco in Corona. Customers, including an off-duty Los Angeles police officer, 32-year-old Kenneth French and his parents, waited in line for food samples." How many ...

I have finally realized that people's beliefs about serial commas are as fierce as people's thoughts on anchovies and reality shows. You either love them or hate them. No amount of arguing will ...

Via 538, I'm proud to announce that those of us who support using the serial, or Oxford, comma are on The Right Side of History™: The poll of 1,129 Americans, conducted from June 3 to 5, showed that ...

Serial comma fans were giddy recently with the news of a Maine court case that was decided by a missing comma. A group of delivery drivers were suing their employer for overtime pay. The statute they ...

I have finally realized that people's beliefs about serial commas are as fierce as people's thoughts on anchovies and reality shows. You either love them or hate them. No amount of arguing will ...