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‘The Final Word’ On The Oxford Comma, As Decreed By Columbia Journalism Review

WORDS Posted: March 24, 2017 7:35 am

“Newspaper style has long been to omit that final comma. But every stylebook that allows omission of the Oxford comma includes a caveat, often forgotten: Once the sentence moves beyond a simple series, that comma might be necessary for clarity.”

WORDS Published: 03.21.17

Read the story in Columbia Journalism Review Published: 03.21.17

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