Thanks to The Digital Reader, a blog that I read daily, for bringing this video to my attention.
The following video sums up the argument for and against the serial (Oxford) comma and is worth watching:
Richard Adin, An American Editor
March 21, 2014
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An American Editor 
With a background in the computer industry, where precision of expression is most often critical, I ALWAYS use the Oxford comma in my writing. Using it is never wrong, just annoying to some people. Omitting it can yield an ambiguous statement … ooops, computer crash.
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Comment by linuxjim — March 21, 2014 @ 1:13 pm |
Hadn’t thought of it that way, but that’s probably why *I* like the thing. Besides the humorous misreadings allowed by omission, of course. 🙂
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Comment by anansii — March 21, 2014 @ 6:45 pm |
[…] Now, can we all get back to more important things — like duking it out over the Oxford comma! […]
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[…] Do you know what is meant by the Oxford or serial comma? If you don’t, or you want to know why people get so excited about it, try this short video. […]
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