Egon Schmid wrote: > The rules in English are the following: > > See also func1 and func2. > See also func1, func2, and func3. > See also func1, func2, func3, and func4. >
that what the university of Chicago manual of style says, but otoh the university of Montana style guide says Omit the comma between the last two items in a series unless needed for clarity: "John, Mona and Sharon came to my party" ( http://www.umt.edu/urelations/style/apxa.htm ) most native speakers i asked also prefered the second form ... does anyone have a *definitive* answer on this topic?