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The Oxford Comma

The debate rages on regarding inclusion of the Oxford, or serial, comma. Our GrammarBook.com Rule 1 of Commas recommends, "To avoid confusion, use commas to separate words and word groups with a series of three or more."

I would like to share the below OnlineSchools.com presentation with you for this week's grammar tip. I apologize for the small size of the type; we could not make it bigger and still fit it into the newsletter. If you find it hard to read, click on the graphic to see it in larger type. This chart does a nice job covering the pros and cons of the Oxford comma. Note their recommendation at the end, "If you're in the United States, use it . . ."


The Oxford Comma
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