Egon Schmid wrote:
> The rules in English are the following:
>
> See also func1 and func2.
> See also func1, func2, and func3.
> See also func1, func2, func3, and func4.
>
that what the university of Chicago manual of style says,
but otoh the university of Montana style guide says
Omit the comma between the last two items in a series unless
needed for clarity: "John, Mona and Sharon came to my party"
( http://www.umt.edu/urelations/style/apxa.htm )
most native speakers i asked also prefered the second form ...
does anyone have a *definitive* answer on this topic?