An Argument for the Oxford Comma

[vaskidmark]

""Omaha, Nebraska, Toledo, Ohio, Phoenix, Arizona and Seattle, Washington."

That can easily be fixed by substituting the following... "A bunch of places no one would ever want to visit."

The semicolon is utilized to separate items in a series such as the above.

http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Semicolons.html

Link lists where the items contain commas to avoid confusion between list items

There are basically two ways to write: with a pen or pencil, which is inexpensive and easily accessible; or by computer and printer, which is more expensive but quick and neat.

stay safe.

[MechAg94]

When I was taught in the 80's public school system, that comma was mandatory.  I never saw people leavers out until after college.  It still doesn't make sense to leave it out, IMO.  In some ashes, the series reads just fine, but as shown above, not always. 

Sometimes I hate the autocorrect on my iPad.