Editing Serial comma (section)

===Mainly British style guides opposing typical use===
;''[[The Times]]'' style manual<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/tools_and_services/specials/style_guide/article986734.ece|title= Online Style Guide&nbsp;– P|access-date= March 22, 2008|date= December 16, 2005|newspaper= [[The Times]]|pages= (see ''punctuation/commas'')|location= London|first= Jeremy|last= Kelly|archive-date= September 24, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110924201316/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/tools_and_services/specials/style_guide/article986734.ece|url-status= dead}}</ref>
:"Avoid the so-called ''Oxford comma''; say 'he ate bread, butter and jam' rather than 'he ate bread, butter, and jam'."
;''[[The Economist]]'' Style Guide<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.economist.com/style-guide/commas | newspaper=The Economist | title=Style Guide | access-date=April 19, 2013 | date=October 18, 2011 | archive-date=September 23, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923130025/http://www.economist.com/style-guide/commas | url-status=live }}</ref>
:"Do not put a comma before ''and'' at the end of a sequence of items unless one of the items includes another ''and''. Thus 'The doctor suggested an aspirin, half a grapefruit and a cup of broth. But he ordered scrambled eggs, whisky and soda, and a selection from the trolley.{{'"}}
:"Sometimes it is essential: compare 'I dedicate this book to my parents, [[Martin Amis]], and [[JK Rowling]]' with 'I dedicate this book to my parents, Martin Amis and JK Rowling'."
;University of Oxford Public Affairs Directorate Writing and Style Guide (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/public_affairs/services_and_resources/style_guide/punctuation.html#acomma|title=Punctuation&nbsp;– University of Oxford|publisher=Public Affairs, University of Oxford|access-date=June 1, 2012|archive-date=March 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330101320/http://www.ox.ac.uk/public_affairs/services_and_resources/style_guide/punctuation.html#acomma|url-status=dead}}</ref>
:"Note that there is generally no comma between the penultimate item and 'and'/'or' – this is sometimes referred to as the 'Oxford comma'. However, it is essential to use an Oxford comma if required to prevent ambiguity."