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The Oxford Comma. And Should You Start a Sentence with 'And'?

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Using an Oxford Comma in a P Style Sentence

Using the serial comma is a style choice. Most publications, except newspapers, favor using it all the time. All publications call for a serial comma when leaving it out could cause confusion. And even though i'm on team oxford comma, i will die on the hill that associated press writers are fine leaving it out of simple sentences. I defend your right to leave out the oxford comma. But i'm still going to keep using it myself too.

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