Grammar’s Great Divide

If you read “Bob, a DJ and a clown” on a guest list, are three people coming to the party, or only one? That depends on whether you’re for or against the Oxford comma — perhaps the most hotly contested punctuation mark of all time.

When do we use one? Can it really be optional, or is there a universal rule? This video explores both sides of this grammar conundrum.

Source: ed.ted.com