[General] Just to name a few

[DANAU]

Hi.

I am trying to use the phrase "just to name a few" in my sentence.
The purpose is to list a few examples within the sentence through the use of parenthetical construction.
Let me know which of the sentences below is correct, or both are incorrect.

#1 "More than twenty novels--Old Man and The Sea, Oliver Twist, The Great Gatsby, just to name a few--have been added to the library's collection."

#2 "More than twenty novels--"Old Man and The Sea", "Oliver Twist", "The Great Gatsby", just to name a few--have been added to the library's collection."

#3 "More than twenty novels--"Old Man and The Sea", "Oliver Twist", "The Great Gatsby" (just to name a few)--have been added to the library's collection."

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hi.

I am trying to use the phrase "just to name a few" in my sentence.
The purpose is to list a few examples within the sentence through the use of parenthetical construction.
Let me know which of the sentences below are correct, or whether all three are are incorrect.

#1 More than twenty novels--The Old Man and The Sea, Oliver Twist, and The Great Gatsby, just to name a few--have been added to the library's collection.

#2 More than twenty novels--The Old Man and The Sea, Oliver Twist, and The Great Gatsby, just to name a few--have been added to the library's collection.

#3 More than twenty novels--The Old Man and The Sea, Oliver Twist, and The Great Gatsby, just to name a few--have been added to the library's collection.

You used just to name a few correctly.

Novel titles are in italics, not quotation marks.

The last item of a series should come after an and or an or.

Don't use quotation marks around sample sentences. It makes it look like you're quoting someone.

Also, quotes inside of quotes get single quotation marks, like this: "I was so happy to hear you say 'Happy birthday'," she said.

Use both only when there are two items — not three.

 

[Rover_KE]

In my experience, you're more likely to see/hear 'to name but a few'.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

In my experience, you're more likely to see/hear 'to name but a few'.

Now we know! In the US, it's usually "to name a few" or "just to name a few."

 

[Tdol]

Just to name a few works in BrE too, but we do say to name but a few.