doc: be concise about serial commas

There is no need to hedge bets on the serial comma. Simply instruct people to use it. PR-URL: #17384 Reviewed-By: Timothy Gu <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Alexey Orlenko <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Myles Borins <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Jon Moss <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <[email protected]>
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   human reviewers.
 * American English spelling is preferred. "Capitalize" vs. "Capitalise",
   "color" vs. "colour", etc.
-* Though controversial, the [Oxford comma][] is preferred for clarity's sake.
+* Use [serial commas][].
 * Generally avoid personal pronouns in reference documentation ("I", "you",
   "we").
   * Pronouns are acceptable in more colloquial documentation, like guides.
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@
 
 [Em dashes]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash
 [Javascript type]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Grammar_and_types#Data_structures_and_types
-[Oxford comma]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma
+[serial commas]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma
 [The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Manual_of_Style_and_Usage
 [plugin]: http://editorconfig.org/#download