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   Alexander Koryagin:   
      
   AK> I think that the main, core purpose to put a comma is   
   AK> highlighting a pause in speech.  That is the comma was   
   AK> born. I.e. in general it is like a pause sign in musical   
   AK> score. We can easily imagine situation when people don't   
   AK> know how to write at all, but they can express   
   AK> themselves in a fine way.   
      
   I agree.   
      
   AK> In the list a comma serves as a separator and "and" does   
   AK> the same role.   
      
   As a conjunction, `and' also serves as glue, and the Oxford   
   comma is required to prevent the unintended gluing together   
   of the last two items.   
      
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