Strunk and White call it the serial comma., but I can’t think ‘serial’ without finishing it with ‘…..killer’. So the discovery that this speciality comma is aka the Oxford comma has strangely captured my attention. It has also given the serial comma the proper attention and respect it deserves. Who cares about the Oxford comma? Obviously not the [...]
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The Oxford comma
Posted in Grammar Geek, tagged comma, grammar, oxford comma on March 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
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