Are you a fan of the oxford comma? Some would argue that it is the most contentious punctuation mark of all time. The creatives behind the Vox YouTube channel made a video to examine “the oxford comma’s unlikely origin.”
Here’s more from mental_floss: “The pro-Oxford comma faction is more vocal and numerous in the US, while in the UK, anti-Oxford comma reigns. (Oxford University is an outsider, style-wise, in its own land.) In the US, book and magazine publishers are generally pro, while newspapers are anti, but both styles can be found in both media.”
The video embedded above has drawn more than 94,000 views. Click here to watch a TED-Ed lesson on the oxford comma. Follow this link to check out an infographic on “the anatomy of a grammar nerd.” (via Vox)