Oxford comma or not.

[AllThoseChickens]

I am a STAUNCH supporter of the Oxford comma. I think it does an excellent job at distinguishing the final two items in a list. Otherwise, someone could misconstrue the last two items as “one item.” It’s not LIKELY, but I find it best to avoid the confusion altogether

Like if I said “I like chicken, rice, chocolate and pepper, ” it could almost look like I enjoy the pairing of chocolate and pepper, which I am not at all a fan of.

[MidoriDad]

I didn't know it was called an Oxford comma; however I've always used it.

[JJJoeJoe]

I wished I had you in my high school days. You’re so passionate and knowledgeable. I honestly never knew Oxford comma was a thing 😭

[roxannecoleman]

I'm learning so much from this channel. Thank you for teaching our young and the not so young.

[hazelwitherspoon]

I learned something new today, Miss Grammarian. Thank you.

[annescanapico]

I love your teaching. I don’t remember ever hearing about an Oxford comma but I was taught to always put a comma before that and. No explanation, just do it. But then again I’m 74. A lot has changed.

[TheOriginalFreak]

I use it all the time so I don't forget to when it matters, plus I just feel like a better person when I do. Probable because of some English teacher from my past. LOL.
Example Without Oxford Comma:

David's mechanic gave him a list of parts that needed replaced on his car including brakes, radiator and hose, tie rods, front and back and rack and pinion pump.
Example With Oxford Comma:
David's mechanic gave him a list of parts that needed replaced on his car including brakes, radiator and hose, tie rods, front and back, and rack and pinion pump.

[darrienlarry]

I learned something new and I love your lessons. Thank you.

[DemetriusThomas-xffm]

I never forgot this lesson, I’m proud of the honest work my teachers did

[kevinmaclennan]

I love your videos! I was once a college English tutor and several of your lessons would have helped me significantly in teaching. Great teacher!

[standing]

I use the Oxford Comma. But, I never knew the actual name. Thank you so much. Great job.❤❤❤

[whoknows]

I love your teaching . It’s so obvious this is your passion!! Thank you for sharing .

[Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmjahnee]

That’s funny. I didn’t know it was optional, if you have time, Google the Oxford, / million dollar mistake. Some kind of packing company or fish company up in New England didn’t have the Oxford, in their contract and it cost them millions. Love your videos.

[yvonnedixon]

Oh man l did know that. Oxford comma is used to separate 3 items or more. 😮l learned why and when to use the oxford comma. Thank you again Ms Grammarian ❤

[fatnano]

I never used oxford commas through high school but in college, it became imperative when writing papers.

Example where it is needed:

Come meet Janet, a janitor and a teacher.

[shay]

Excellent question! I was taught you didn’t have to use the Oxford comma, but grammar check in MS and on my phone corrects this punctuation all the time if I don’t use it. Thanks for sharing this information, although now I use the Oxford comma just to make my computer or phone happy!🤭😊🙃

[hugadale]

An Oxford comma is important. Here's an example: I like chips, cookies, cake and ice cream, and hot dogs. See the difference?

[JayR]

This always puzzled me and now I know. Thanks.

[lovelynight]

I never knew it was called an oxford comma either. I love the way that you explain this and broke it down because I actually have forgotten.

[TheOriginalFreak]

The more technical and or critical a sentence is, the more important it is to use the Oxford comma, or as I call, 'a comma' since I never questioned using it before I found out in college not everyone did.
Imagine a legal contract that could make or cost a company millions of dollars depending upon whether it was clear or not whether two or more words in a list of words were paired or separate, such as "..., the mansion, the jet, the limo and the garage, the cottage and the lake." wherein the "the cottage" and "the lake" were meant to be separate property items in an estate where property was being divided out, but since the oxford comma is missing, the courts held that just like "the limo" and "the garage" are considered one "property" since they are listed together without a comma to separate them, so too does the cottage" and "the lake" go together as a single property, when the intention of the estate plan was that the cottage, located on top of a bluff 5 miles from any body of water in Wisconsin, go to one beneficiary, while the lake, a man made lake located in Montana, go to a different beneficiary. While one could argue that other parts of this sentence's structure are lacking, had the Oxford comma been included to clearly separate "the cottage" from "the lake", it is likely that a great deal of time, court costs, and attorneys' fees could have been avoided by a lowly little " . ".
That's my 2 cents.