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In series or lists like "bread, butter and jam" vs "bread, butter, and jam" there is no strict rule.

It largely depends on geography (with the US being most adherent of adding the extra comma) and also depends on medium (newspapers and magazines very rarely use extra commas before the last and/or). In general just think about it and if the series is ambiguous then add an extra comma, if not then you're free to leave it out, although if you want to add the extra comma as a personal preference then you're free to add it and still technically be correct.

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