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At last, the serial comma explained!

Pedantic? Only if your meaning is unclear.

For example, you definitely need the serial comma here:

“I’d like to thank my parents, Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey.”

Without the serial comma after Clinton above, it sounds like Bill and Oprah are your parents!

When to use — and not use — the serial (or Oxford) comma:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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