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  2. Serial comma - Wikipedia

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    "Avoid the so-called Oxford comma; say 'he ate bread, butter and jam' rather than 'he ate bread, butter, and jam'." The Economist Style Guide [49] "Do not put a comma before and at the end of a sequence of items unless one of the items includes another and. Thus 'The doctor suggested an aspirin, half a grapefruit and a cup of broth.

  3. What Is the Oxford Comma, Exactly? Plus, Here's Why It ... - AOL

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    All about the Oxford comma, including when it may or may not be necessary.

  4. Wikipedia : Guidance on applying the Manual of Style

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    This is a comma before "and" or "or" at the end of a series, regardless of whether it is needed for clarification purposes. For example: X, Y, and Z (with an Oxford comma) X, Y and Z (without an Oxford comma) Wikipedia has no preference between the two styles, but requests that the chosen style be used consistently within an article.

  5. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    The comma-free approach is often used with partial quotations: The report observed "a 45% reduction in transmission rate". A comma is required when it would be present in the same construction if none of the material were a quotation: In Margaret Mead's view, "we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities" to enrich our culture.

  6. 260 baby names that start with 'O' - AOL

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    Some of the most popular names right now start with 'O': Olivia is the most popular girl's name in the country, while Oliver is No. 3 and Owen is No. 19 on the list of boys' names.

  7. Comma - Wikipedia

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    The serial comma is also known as the Oxford comma, Harvard comma, or series comma. Although less common in British English, its usage occurs within both American and British English. It is called the Oxford comma because of its long history of use by Oxford University Press.

  8. Christmas Card Etiquette To Keep in Mind This Year - AOL

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    If your last name ends in any other letter, simply add an -s to the end to make it plural: The Gianninos, The Levines, The McQuins. That even goes for last names that end in Y: It’s The Murphys ...

  9. Quotation marks in English - Wikipedia

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    In English writing, quotation marks or inverted commas, also known informally as quotes, talking marks, [1] [2] speech marks, [3] quote marks, quotemarks or speechmarks, are punctuation marks placed on either side of a word or phrase in order to identify it as a quotation, direct speech or a literal title or name.