No, my parents are not Terry Fox and Sandra Oh. Confused? You are not alone. The use and need for the Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, has puzzled many for decades.
What is the Oxford comma? The Oxford comma is a form of punctuation used in a list of three or more words to help communicate a specific meaning. If I had used an Oxford comma, the title of this article would have read “Who inspires me? My Parents, Terry Fox, and Sandra Oh.”
From 1883 to 1915, Horace Hart was the printer and controller of the Oxford University Press. Hart has been credited as the first published proponent of the comma. Hart wrote a writing style guide entitled
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