Quote Originally Posted by Formalhaut View Post
But, why is it given the name 'Oxford'? It's just a comma isn't it? Why give it a fancy name?
I actually have no idea why it has that name and don't really care enough to look it up. You're right that it's "just a comma," but it's just a commonly-understood label for a comma used in a specific situation: namely, before the last part of a serial list of three or more components.