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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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