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 Yomillio wrote:

2.) Never knew about the "lists" thing - every teacher I had growing up basically enforced their preference when it came to the last item of a list.  Some said "never!" and others said "always!".  Glad to know that I was on the right side of the fence most of the time.

Most every valid source for grammar says you use the serial comma -- the last in the list -- for common writing. 

Now, when I teach introductory writing courses, I have to tell my kids not to use it. In journalism and public relations they still do not use the serial comma. It's a really old industry standard that never died. 