Why the Oxford Comma is important

[elfs]

I debated, in my last post, writing either

The contractors, Omaha and I ...

or writing

The contractors, Omaha, and I ...

This is known as the Oxford Comma debate.

This is why it matters:

I wish I could give this attribution, but nobody seems to know where it's from.

Comments

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

I'd like to thank my parents, Ayn Rand and God.

[dossy.livejournal.com]

Again, "noun, ProperNoun and ProperNoun" ... this is the one and only case where the series (Oxford) comma should be used, before the conjunction ...