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Sample Book Insights:
#1 The Oxford comma is the comma you see before the and in a list. It is highly encouraged by The Chicago Manual of Style, but The Associated Press Stylebook, which governs a lot of what you see in newspapers, doesnât advocate using it unless itâs necessary for clarity. I believe strongly in The Chicago Manual of Style, and I use it often. It is a great resource, and I think it gets used more often than it should. But the people who write a lot of books in it are not necessarily the most representative of the population. -> The Oxford comma is the comma you see right before the and in a list.
#2 The Oxford comma is the comma you see before the and in a list. It is highly encouraged by The Chicago Manual of Style, but The Associated Press Stylebook, which governs a lot of what you see in newspapers, doesnât advocate using it unless itâs necessary for clarity.
#3 There is no consensus on whether to use the Oxford comma. Some people, like Tucker, are Oxford comma purists, while others, like Oxford-Ambivalent Guy, are flexible.
#4 The Oxford comma is the comma that comes before the and in a list. It is highly encouraged by The Chicago Manual of Style, but some newspapers donât use it.