The Oxford comma (also known as the serial comma) is a comma used before “and” at the end of a list. It’s named after Oxford University Press, which popularized its usage as a way to clarify the meaning of some sentences.
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Dashes and hyphens: what’s the difference?
First off, no matter what anyone tells you, this is not the dash key: That’s a hyphen on that key. Also, pressing it twice does not equal a dash. There are three main symbols that are often mistaken: hyphen, en dash, and em dash. I’ll discuss those in this article. Others, such as the figure… Continue reading Dashes and hyphens: what’s the difference?