Oxford comma

Definition

The serial comma.

Etymology

From Oxford University Press, where such use is the house style.

Example Sentences

• "It was Collins who invented the ‘Oxford comma’, for which he obtained supported from Herbert Spencer."
• "Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma? / I've seen those English dramas too; they're cruel / So if there's any other way to spell the word / It's fine with me, with me"
• "It is a debate that has torn the nation in two, ripped friends and family apart, and entrenched deep and uncrossable lines throughout the land. Should the Royal Mint have used an Oxford comma on its Brexit 50p piece?"