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Where?
Oxford Comma is predominately used in the US and at the University of Oxford. It's used, but not required, in the UK, Australia and Canada.
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- The final comma in a list of things
For example:
I love my parents, Beyoncé, and Ed Sheeran.
In contrast to:
I love my parents, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran.
- Why? To avoid misunderstandings.
There are two kinds of people...
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A number of sentences
Exercise
1) Write 2-3 sentences with, and 2-3 sentences without Oxford Comma.
2) Switch with the person next to you.
3) Revise your partner's sentences, is there room for misinterpretation due to punctuation?
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What?
Rewrite your essays using the Oxford Comma
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Style Guides Supporting Mandatory Use
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The Times style manual
The New York Times stylebook
The Economist style manual
The AP Stylebook
The Cambridge Guide to English Usage
The Guardian Style Guide
University of Oxford Public Affairs Directorate Writing and Style Guide
The Australian Government Publishing Service's Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers
In the following languages, the Oxford comma is not the norm and may go against punctuation rules: edit text
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- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- The American Medical Association
- The Oxford Style Manual
- The United States Government Printing Office's Style Manual
- The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
- Garner's American Usage
- The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
Oxford Style Guide
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University of Oxford, 2014, p. 15