Should the Royal Mint have used an Oxford comma on its Brexit 50p piece? Ireland’s Central Bank, meanwhile, misquoted Ulysses on a commemorative coin intended to honour James Joyce. It has fierce defenders and equally fierce detractors – in 2011, when it was erroneously reported that the Oxford comma was being dropped by the University of Oxford style guide, one punctuation lover asked: “Are you people insane? The Oxford comma is what separates us from the animals.”According to the Guardian style guide, straightforward lists do not need an Oxford comma, but it can sometimes help the reader – and it is sometimes essential. And as the drivers distributed, but did not pack, the goods, this would make them eligible for overtime pay.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2020 11:03 UTC