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Serial comma vs. Oxford comma

It seems like this is almost uniformly referred to as the "Oxford comma" rather than the "serial comma." Shouldn't this page be moved to match that consensus? Bruhpedia (talk) 04:20, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No. kbrose (talk) 19:37, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comma creating ambiguity?

"The serial comma can help avoid ambiguity in some situations, but can also create it in others." - What others? No example is given. 2A02:C7C:4489:AE00:D40E:FCE5:E265:327C (talk) 17:03, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Contradiction with "omitting the final comma may cause ambiguities, whereas including it never will" 2A02:C7C:4489:AE00:D40E:FCE5:E265:327C (talk) 17:05, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]