Oxford Comma

This lesson is on the Oxford comma the so-called Oxford Comma.

Sir name given to the comma that is used before the end.

Or or just before the final item in the list which is sometimes called a series comma or even serial comma apparently the name comes from its use at the Oxford University Press although it looks to be a UK US difference.

There are cases where it’s used in English if we look at the following sentences.

The only difference seems to be the last comma we invited the cats Elvis and Lincoln or we y to the cats Elvis comma and Lincoln.

but we need to ask the question how many are invited and this is where the Oxford comma makes a difference and is used in UK English.

So with the Oxford comma we invited the cats comma Elvis comma and Lincoln and as we see there are four people things invited to cats Elvis and Lincoln making for without the Oxford comma we invited the cats comma Elvis and Lincoln there are only two people invited namely the cats one of which is called Elvis and the other which is called Lincoln and this is the only real instance where in UK English you’ll find a comma before the last and in the list and this is the difference it makes.