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The Oxford comma gets its from the Oxford University Press, which makes use of the punctuation mark. In the USA, it is called the serial comma. It is used before the "and" or "or" in a written list of three or more . Many people say there is no for an Oxford comma in the on the 50-pence coin because the meaning is very . Word expert Susie Dent said the Oxford comma is useful if it makes it easier to understand the writer's . A U.K. citizen said the comma issue wasn't important. She tweeted: "It doesn't matter if there is a comma or not on the 50p coin. The most thing is that there is peace, and prosperity, and friendship with all ."

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