Word info

Oxford comma

Noun

Meaning

Oxford comma (plural Oxford commas)

(typography) The serial comma.
Synonyms: (UK & US) serial comma, (US) Harvard comma

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

There are people who embrace the Oxford comma and those who don't, and I'll just say this: never get between these people when drink has been taken. Lynne Truss

Author Philip Pullman complained the new 50p coin is missing an Oxford comma - only to be lectured about its correct usage on social media. Source: Internet

The Oxford comma is what separates us from the animals.” Source: Internet

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