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Rule "Warn when the serial comma is not used"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Warn when the serial comma is not used
Message: The serial comma (Oxford comma, Harvard comma) is missing.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/oxford-comma/
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Stocking, George, Jr. (Race, Culture and Evolution).
    Correction suggestion: Culture, and
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Аля (Alia, male and feminine)
ID: SERIAL_COMMA_ON [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2025-01-09 22:33:10 +0100)