RE: comma question

["David Downing" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>]

It's a stylistic decision.  We used to omit that final comma, but now we
use it.  I think it's preferred in formal writing.  I'd say that in case
of doubt, you should use it, because it's never wrong to have it there
(unless you aren't consistent).

-----Original Message-----
From: kimberly3g -at- hotmail -dot- com [mailto:kimberly3g -at- hotmail -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:28 AM
Subject: comma question



When listing items in a sentence, the rule is to separate the items with
commas.  What is the rule on putting a comma before the conjunction
separating the last item in the list?  For example, the following
sentence:

He asked her to go to the store, buy her groceries, and cook her dinner.


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