• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      51·
      14 hours ago

      The Oxford comma is when you have a list of things that have basically one more comma than usual, following the penultimate member of the list.

      Oxford: Red, green, and blue.

      Standard: Red, green and blue.

      … The thing that is missing from the OP sentence that dramatically alters its meaning is the word ‘with’, not a comma.

      • baines@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        1·
        29 minutes ago

        comma could fix it

        i miss eating out, my friends

        then it is a plea to a group

        • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          9 minutes ago

          … that would substantially change the meaning, away from what the OP themself indicated they meant to convey.

          That also would not be a usage of the Oxford comma, as that comma would be doing a different grammatical job than deliniating items in a list.

          It would be deliniating a vocative phrase.

          Yes, it does… make it into a workable sentence … but it would not be an Oxford comma.