DEAR RICHARD: The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is the comma used before the conjunction in a list of three or more items. For example: “I like to eat apples, bananas, and oranges.” I was taught to not place a comma before the word and in the example above. A big issue in the Donald Trump trial in NYC was his preference to use the Oxford or serial comma before the word and. What is the correct rule? – Michael F. Saydah, Scripps Ranch Punctuation exists to mirror in writing the cadence of the human voice. We […]
