🔒 Closed Can I delete the last comma in the sentence, "I like eating apples, rice, and noodles"?

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Although it may be a common practice to omit the final comma in a series, it is not recommended.

If we do omit it, “rice and noodles” could be erroneously considered to be a single dish consisting of two ingredients, instead of two separate foods.
 
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