[Editors] Commas, lists, and consistency

[David Chandler]

However, the AP stylebook says the opposite (p.327):

"do not put a comma before the conjunction in a simple series: The  
flag is red, white and blue."


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David L. Chandler
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On Sep 11, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Jennifer Schmitt wrote:

> Chicago manual requires the use of the penultimate comma -- these are
> the same guidelines (I believe) used by the Office of the President.
>
> See: sections 6.18 - 6.56 in the 15th Edition.
>
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> On Sep 11, 2009, at 4:42 PM, Jon Markowitz Bijur wrote:
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>> Dear editors,
>>
>> My department is having a civil argument about the use of commas in
>> lists for informal writing (ie event listings on a website). Is it:
>>
>> eats, shoots, and leaves
>> or
>> eats, shoots and leaves
>>
>> ?
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