Because Santa Clause is beginning this sentence, I am using a comma! Read more about commas and adverb clauses . . .

Once and for all: When do you use a comma before “which,” “that, “or “who” in a sentence?

The turkey is almost gone, the stuffing a memory . . . time to resume talking about commas! Today we talk about when to set off phrases in commas . . . and when not to.

Whether or not you look forward to seeing your relatives . . . whether or not you eat turkey or are vegetarian . . . whether you adore the holidays or cannot wait until they are over . . . I thought you could use a Thanksgiving chuckle or two . . .

Sometimes we put commas around interrupting words. And then, sometimes we don’t. Do you know when to set words off with commas?