Iyini ikhefana yase-Oxford futhi kungani abahleli benemizwa enamandla kangaka ngokusetshenziswa kwayo?
I-Oxford comma i-comma ngaphambi kwento yokugcina ochungechungeni noma ohlwini. Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngalezi zinkulumo ezimbili ezilandelayo:  Ngangixoshwa impungushe, ibhere nenja. Ngangixoshwa impungushe, ibhere nenja.  Incazelo iyafana kodwa isitatimende sesibili siqukethe ikhoma lase-Oxford.  Abanye bathi i - Oxford comma inezela ukucaciseleka kwezinye izitatimende. Lokhu kuba sobala lapho kungase kube nokungaqondakali phakathi kohlu ne - appositive. Cabanga ngalezi zibonelo ezimbili ezilandelayo:  Saya esidlweni sakusihlwa nabaqeqeshi bethu, uChris noTerry. Saya esidlweni sakusihlwa nabaqeqeshi bethu, uChris noTerry.  Isitatimende sokuqala singase sibonakale sisikisela ukuthi saya esidlweni sabantu ababili abanamagama athi uChris noTerry bobabili abangabaqeqeshi bethu. Asikho isiphetho esinjalo esingakhishwa esitatimendeni sesibili. Isitatimende sesibili sisikisela ukuthi sadla isidlo sakusihlwa okungenani nabantu abane: uChris, uTerry, nabaqeqeshi okungenani ababili. Lolu hlobo lokungaqondakali yilokho abasekeli be-Oxford comma abakulwelayo.  Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abaphikisi be - Oxford comma bathi kufanele kugwenywe ukuze kushintshwe amagama emisho lapho kudingeka. Umusho othi:  Saya esidlweni sakusihlwa nabaqeqeshi bethu, uChris noTerry.  Kungahunyushwa kalula ngokuthi:  Saya esidlweni sakusihlwa noChris noTerry, kanye nabaqeqeshi bethu.  Ulimi oluthi "kanye" kuthiwa lucace kakhudlwana kunesiqalo sase-Oxford nakuba lungacacile kangako. Abahleli abaphikisana ne-Oxford comma ngokuvamile bakhetha ukucacisa kunokufingqa.