One more: The comma that turns a restrictive dependent clause into a non-restrictive one: Bankers who have committed horrible crimes, should be put in jail. versus Bankers, who have committed horrible crimes, should be put in jail.
Example 1: "To my mother, Mother Theresa, and the Pope" This phrasing doesn't make it clear whether your mother and Mother Theresa are two different people. It fails to indicate whether "Mother Theresa" is injected into the sentence as a descriptor of what came before it, or if she's part of the list. Rewritten to indicate the two possibilites: Example 1a: "To my mother, who is Mother Theresa, and the Pope" Example 1b: "To my mother, and Mother Theresa, and the Pope." Now without Oxford comma: Example 2: "To my mother, Mother Theresa and the Pope" This phrasing would only be unclear if your mother could simultaneously be Mother Theresa and the Pope. Rewritten like above: Example 2a: "To my mother, who is Mother Theresa and the Pope" Example 2b: "To my mother, and Mother Theresa and the Pope" It should be evident that in this case the Oxford comma muddles things up. And if you care to go to Wikipedia, you will find phrases that are ambiguous with or without Oxford comma. tl;dr: It's a minor niggle in the huge mess that is English orthography and it's not really worth worrying about.
The Oxford comma , while perhaps not always necessary, never obscures what's being said. It also mimics spoken speech which naturally has a pause after each subject.
In the words of Vampire Weekend, "Who gives a f*** about an oxford comma?" Just kidding, I loved this video, and I love this channel. More people need to watch this channel's videos.
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Panda: eats, shoots, and leaves.
Panda: eats, shoots and leaves.
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One more: The comma that turns a restrictive dependent clause into a non-restrictive one:
Bankers who have committed horrible crimes, should be put in jail.
versus
Bankers, who have committed horrible crimes, should be put in jail.
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The tricky thing with the oxford comma is, sometimes it clears up things and other times it muddles them up.
No comma needed in that sentence.
But irregardless, I decided to place a comma in that sentence so it would have the right feel when reading, ya feel me?
Example 1: "To my mother, Mother Theresa, and the Pope"
This phrasing doesn't make it clear whether your mother and Mother Theresa are two different people. It fails to indicate whether "Mother Theresa" is injected into the sentence as a descriptor of what came before it, or if she's part of the list. Rewritten to indicate the two possibilites:
Example 1a: "To my mother, who is Mother Theresa, and the Pope"
Example 1b: "To my mother, and Mother Theresa, and the Pope."
Now without Oxford comma:
Example 2: "To my mother, Mother Theresa and the Pope"
This phrasing would only be unclear if your mother could simultaneously be Mother Theresa and the Pope. Rewritten like above:
Example 2a: "To my mother, who is Mother Theresa and the Pope"
Example 2b: "To my mother, and Mother Theresa and the Pope"
It should be evident that in this case the Oxford comma muddles things up. And if you care to go to Wikipedia, you will find phrases that are ambiguous with or without Oxford comma.
tl;dr: It's a minor niggle in the huge mess that is English orthography and it's not really worth worrying about.
The Oxford comma , while perhaps not always necessary, never obscures what's being said. It also mimics spoken speech which naturally has a pause after each subject.
I hate it when people leave out the oxford comma.
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Great video! Keep going!
I have a history of comma trouble dating back to my college years. It's so confusing when and how people use them.
For middle school, it would be helpful to have an example that does not show firearms and beer.
In the words of Vampire Weekend, "Who gives a f*** about an oxford comma?"
Just kidding, I loved this video, and I love this channel. More people need to watch this channel's videos.
@Ice Hockey is Pretty Pretty Good I think that was the point
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great video.
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This is a mark of Literacy. Nearly as important, when *Not* to use a comma.
Like you've just proven there?
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Cool video, laughed a lot. :d
Not "cool video laughed a lot".
Derpy Hooves Or, "Cool, video laughed a lot."
@@qwertyTRiG Or, "Cool video laughed, a lot"
@@jakubpociecha8819 I'm not sure that one makes sense.
@@qwertyTRiG Well,that's kinda the point lol