At my last job, a bunch of the older folks did not realize they had a "two spaces" habit.
It's a clear tell.
Saw this meme and thought I'd point that out.
this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2025
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It depends. Sometimes you need it, sometimes you don't.
It only comes up in a series of three items. The comma before the last item is the Oxford comma.
If the last two items could be confused as the same item, you need the Oxford comma to separate them.
Sometimes they are the same item, and adding the Oxford comma there makes it confusing.
I assume the people down voting this are the half of the country that is illiterate.