{"id":3152,"date":"2025-01-16T17:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T11:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/witcritic.com\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2025-05-13T17:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:19:01","slug":"the-oxford-comma-also-known-as-the-harvard-comma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/witcritic.com\/index.php\/the-oxford-comma-also-known-as-the-harvard-comma\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oxford comma, (also known as the Harvard comma)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/witcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-09-at-22.46.48_e66eabcd.jpg?resize=763%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Harvard comma\" class=\"wp-image-3153\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/witcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-09-at-22.46.48_e66eabcd.jpg?w=763&amp;ssl=1 763w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/witcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-09-at-22.46.48_e66eabcd.jpg?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/witcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-09-at-22.46.48_e66eabcd.jpg?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oxford comma (also known as the Harvard comma) refers to the comma placed before the conjunction (like &#8220;and&#8221; or &#8220;or&#8221;) in a list of three or more items. 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