50 pages on this wiki. Oxford comma (also known as the serial comma or Harvard comma) is the name given to the optional final comma in a series. In the phrase ham, egg, and chips it's the comma between egg and and. Entirely optional-correct punctuation neither demands nor requires it.0 pages on this wiki. Oxford comma (also known as the serial comma or Harvard comma) is the name given to the optional final comma in a series. In the phrase ham, egg, and chips it's the comma between egg and and. Entirely optional-correct punctuation neither demands nor requires it.