The spelling of words has changed greatly over the years, but does that mean that grammar should also change? Doesn’t that make it even harder for children to learn to write properly? One grammatical change that is causing a stir is the retiring of the Oxford comma. What is the Oxford comma and should we really get rid of it or not? What Is the Oxford Comma? The Oxford comma was originally used by the Oxford University Press. Otherwise known as the serial comma, it is used before the last item in a list. For example, “The buffet had steak, chicken,...