oxford comma
I would like to thank my parents, Aynd Rand, and God.
Without the oxford comma, the sentence reads like this:
I would like to thank my parents, Ayn Rand and God.
... 'nuf said.
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| Oxford Comma is the proper name of the comma that directly precedes the word 'and' or 'or' in a list.� Although no longer grammatically necessary in American Standard English (especially in the field of Journalism), the comma is preferred so as to avoid confusion.� The classic example of how this is so follows: I would like to thank my parents, Aynd Rand, and God. Without the oxford comma, the sentence reads like this: I would like to thank my parents, Ayn Rand and God. ... 'nuf said.
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