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This is a 4 page paper discussing the use of the Harvard comma and the controversy over its use. The Harvard comma, also known as the Oxford comma or serial comma, has lived through a fair amount of controversy for a writing style. The use of the comma in a series and before the final conjunction such as in the sentence “the dress was red, white, and blue” is considered a personal preference according to several style manuals, however those sentences which do not use the comma often add an element of ambiguity, misinterpretation, and confusion. While there are some cases where use of the comma has also led to some confusion, overall it can be said that there is more clarity in writing style when the comma is used.
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and before the final conjunction such as in the sentence "the dress was red, white, and blue" is considered a personal preference according to several style manuals, however those sentences
which do not use the comma often add an element of ambiguity, misinterpretation, and confusion. While there are some cases where use of the comma has also led to some
confusion, overall it can be said that there is more clarity in writing style when the comma is used. The Harvard comma, or serial comma as is it also
called, is "one that is placed before a conjunction in a series of items in a sentence" such as "the design is bold, bright, and colorful" which includes a Harvard
comma before the "and". According to some sources however, the sentence would also be correct without the comma (Writers Digest). The use of the comma is considered a personal preference
although some style manuals are quite implicit in their use of the comma, or not. The Associated Press Stylebook "advises omitting the serial comma except when one of the elements
of the series includes a conjunction, or when the elements of the series are complex" such as in the sentence "They sat down to a meal of fruit, potatoes, peas,
bread, and turkey and dressing" meant to be understood that the "turkey and dressing" were together as one item but "bread" and the rest of the items were separate (Writers
Digest). The "turkey and dressing" example introduces a major concern about not using the Harvard comma. If the comma is not used before the conjunction "and", then it is often
assumed that the words joined by the "and" are meant to be understood as one item and can lead to a lot of confusion. The use of the comma, on
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