{"id":"oxford-comma","name":"Oxford Comma","summary":"The Oxford Comma, also known as the serial comma, is the comma placed before the coordinating conjunction at the end of a list of three or more items. Debated since it was codified in the 1905 Oxford University Press Style Guide, it became one of the internet's favorite grammar arguments, spawning a wave of image macros, Reddit threads, and a Vampire Weekend single that turned punctuation into pop culture.","tags":["oxford comma","serial comma","grammar meme","vampire weekend oxford comma","punctuation debate","reddit grammar"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":5,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/oxford-comma/oxford-comma-rollie-fingers-mustache-comparison.webp","caption":"A visual joke using Oakland Athletics pitcher Rollie Fingers, where the missing Oxford comma implies his mustache and sideburns are one continuous item.","width":620,"height":620,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/oxford-comma/oxford-comma-diet-coke-peanut-butter-chocolate.webp","caption":"An Oxford comma example using Diet Coke, peanut butter, and chocolate, where the comma-less phrasing turns two items into a Reese's cup.","width":500,"height":499,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/oxford-comma/oxford-comma-strippers-jfk-stalin-cartoon.webp","caption":"The famous 'We invited the strippers, JFK, and Stalin' cartoon, a widely circulated illustration of Oxford comma ambiguity.","width":500,"height":654,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/oxford-comma/oxford-comma-ayn-rand-god-parents-dedication.webp","caption":"A cartoon based on the apocryphal book dedication 'To my parents, Ayn Rand, and God', a classic example of Oxford comma ambiguity in acknowledgements.","width":680,"height":1243,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/oxford-comma/oxford-comma-walken-comma-comparison-chart.webp","caption":"A joke chart contrasting the standard and Oxford commas with a 'Walken Comma' featuring Christopher Walken's famously erratic pause-heavy delivery.","width":623,"height":1200,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/oxford-comma/history.md","related":["change-my-mind","tuxedo-winnie-the-pooh","tuxedo-winnie-pooh","grammar-nazi","medieval-knight-with-arrow-in-eye-slot","1-hour-here-is-7-years-on-earth","ackchyually","schrute-facts","baseball-stat-nerd","last-time-the-cubs-won-the-world-series","ricky-gervais","the-law-of-exclamation"],"popularityRank":4087,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}