Two major grammar style guides differ on whether English writers should use the Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, when listing three or more things. Some say it's optional or even ...

I will write an essay like this one, inserting serial commas wherever necessary. Mallary Tenore, my former editor at the Poynter Institute, which follows AP style, will take them out for our website.

Either AP Style must change to meet the needs of language, or newspapers should exercise leniency with its use in the name of communication. It is important to note that the AP Style guide is just ...

The Chicago Manual of Style and The University of Oxford Styleguide still recommend it. Yet the AP Styleguide leaves the serial comma out, unless deemed absolutely necessary.

The Associated Press Stylebook says to use a serial comma only when leaving it out would cause confusion. Many book publishers use it, including Oxford University Press, which is why it's also ...

The Associated Press style of writing is what most newspapers adhere to, including The Daily Illini. A large spiral-bound book details grammatical rules that a writer must follow to stay in line with ...

Like most newspapers, the U-T, with some deviations, uses The Associated Press Stylebook. The AP guide says, generally, to not use the Oxford comma. Worrells disagreed.

An "Oxford comma" was used before "and" in the first sentence, but is absent in the second, in accordance with the style used by The Associated Press.

If you have ever doubted the importance of the humble Oxford comma, let this supremely persnickety Maine labor dispute set you straight.

Omission of the serial comma is common in journalism* and is prescribed by the Associated Press Stylebook, though even the AP Stylebook advises its use when necessary to avoid ambiguity.

The Associated Press Stylebook says to use a serial comma only when leaving it out would cause confusion. Many book publishers use it, including Oxford University Press, which is why it's also ...