John, Mac and Jean came to the party on Saturday.

[mallavar9]

Usage of comma before "and"

Is this correct:
John, Mac and Jean came to the party on Saturday.
OR
John, Mac, and Jean came to the party on Saturday.

Thanks!

 

[teechar]

Look up "the Oxford comma".
Here's one link you might want to start with:

What Is An Oxford Comma And When Do You Use It? | Thesaurus.com

Commas can separate items in a list—for most of us this is a grade-school lesson. However, there’s one comma use that tends to complicate the issue even beyond our recess and lunch box years: the Oxford comma. What is the Oxford comma? In a list of three or more items, the last comma is called […]

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[mallavar9]

Look up "the Oxford comma".
Here's one link you might want to start with:

What Is An Oxford Comma And When Do You Use It? | Thesaurus.com

Commas can separate items in a list—for most of us this is a grade-school lesson. However, there’s one comma use that tends to complicate the issue even beyond our recess and lunch box years: the Oxford comma. What is the Oxford comma? In a list of three or more items, the last comma is called […]

www.thesaurus.com

Thanks for pointing me to this very nice article (easy to understand and stylishly written)!
I do not see any ambiguity in here, if all items in the list do not belong to the same category, comma should be used, that is the end - period!

 

[teechar]

I like the Oxford comma, so I always use it. It's only one tiny character, but it does a lot of good!