Oxford comma

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   Carb Divaposted 2 years ago

   You will pry the Oxford comma from my cold, dead fingers.

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      Jodahposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I like the Oxford comma in most instances.

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      tsmogposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      “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.”
      
      So says Lynne Truss, author of the hugely successful punctuation bible “Eats Shoots & Leaves”, in reference to the surprising strength of opinion surrounding the use of the Oxford comma.
      
      I was taught the Oxford comma in a class at a community college back about when I can't remember. I use it most of the time while now and then don't. So, I guess I am betwixt and between or perhaps agnostic in sense.

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      bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I use it, too, Linda.

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      chef-de-jourposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I used to think the Oxford comma might be an actual butterfly, moth or lacewing. Thankfully I discovered it was nothing more than a common comma, found routinely in everyday sentences in any decent grammar book. But now I've come across the Cambridge comma, which is even more confusing, baffling, and, potentially, controversial.
      
      Please, don't ask me about the Oxbridge comma.....

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      Kenna McHughposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Oxford comma or serial comma is a famous writing habit that's hard to break, which my editors have tried often. Eventually, they were successful. I no longer use these commas habitually, but I use them to make the sentence clearer.

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      SerenityHaloposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Vampire Weekend has a nice little ditty about this comma.
      
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      Personally, I love the Oxford comma. Certain things get rather sticky and strange without it.

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   Are you a fan of the Oxford comma? 

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   AliciaCposted 2 years ago

   For a large part of my life, I never used the Oxford comma. I was never taught to include it in my work while I was in school. Now that I've learned about the Oxford comma and use it on HubPages, I love it and don't want to drop it.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 2 years ago

   Yea verily. Miss Ennals drilled the Oxford comma into me when I was eight and I will never abandon it.

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   Peggy Wposted 2 years ago

   Grammarly appears to like the Oxford comma.  I use it often.

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   Miebakagh57posted 2 years ago

   I got around it right here in the forums. I never meet the Oxford comma, even in my university days.
   What it? Well, I try digging Wikipedia today, ...but I withdraw because, Wiki, has not made any useful point.
   I dig other websites, yes, it's a good idea. Actually, the Oxford grammar makes sense.

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      bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Miebakagh, Wikipedia is not a reliable source. It's written by independent authors like you and me.

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   Pamela99posted 2 years ago

   I use the Oxford comma sometimes, but I was taught not to use it when I was in school. I do think the Oxford comma stops confusion in some sentences.

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   Miebakagh57posted 2 years ago

   While I though it was primarily an American usuage. Because I was brought up with the British English.                                                But why Oxford, Cambridge, serial comma? That would also invite London comma?

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      AliciaCposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I’ve read that it’s thought to have been first used in the Oxford University Press.

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         Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Linda, thank you, for the information.

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            AliciaCposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            You’re welcome, Miebakagh.

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   Sherry Hewinsposted 2 years ago

   I was taught not to use it when I went to elementary school in the US in the 1960s. I am trying to adopt the habit since it seems to be preferred by the editors here on HP.

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      Kenna McHughposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I have clients who say using it has a negative effect on Google organic searches.

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    Miebakagh57posted 2 years ago

    3 things that I've noted well about the Oxford comma.                                        One, it was an ordinary comma that tally well within the American English usage than the British English, or I would have had learnt that 50 years ago in my English class. I went to school found by the British.                                    Second, when I began to dig deep along the line, I stumble on the fact that before a conjuction, a comma (now called the Oxford comma) seperate each items and make the last item a reality.                                   Thirdly, the court has ruled in that favour. And the Oxford University Press, made it it's trade mark and brand.

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