Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?

aatombomb:tanya77:spytap:rickwebb:karion:natface:joemuto:

You know who doesn’t give a fuck anymore? The University of Oxford styleguide:

As a general rule, do not use the serial/Oxford comma: so write ‘a, b and c’ not ‘a, b, and c’.

Game changer.

I just…between that and the no more double space after a period….

Why does this have to evolve?

You will pull this comma from my cold, dead, and frozen hand. 

Today I learned I’ve been writing in British my whole life.

I think it’s silly to exclude that comma. “And” couples words. Without the Oxford comma, items are coupled. For example, “For breakfast we had, coffee, pancakes, cereal, and fruit” lets you know that there were 4 items to choose from. “For breakfast we had coffee, pancakes, cereal and fruit” tells us that “cereal and fruit” came together as one dish. Same thing with listing people. No comma and they’re a couple.

I love the things that become things on Tumblr. I used to be anti-Oxford comma, then my editor convinced me to start using it, but I’m definitely sending him this.

Let me ask this, though. Is it more correct to say “I like gin and sushi.” Or “I like gin, and sushi?” If it’s the former, then the case against the comma is pretty clear in my mind. 

I’ve always used the oxford comma, but only for more than two things… so “Vanessa likes a, b, and c” but when it’s two nouns I use “Vanessa likes a and b”… does this mean I’m not using the oxford comma in the latter? I don’t know “Vanessa likes a, and b” just sounds weird.