M mallavar9 New member Joined Dec 27, 2022 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Telugu Home Country India Current Location India Dec 28, 2022 #1 Usage of comma before "and" Is this correct: John, Mac and Jean came to the party on Saturday. OR John, Mac, and Jean came to the party on Saturday. Thanks!
Usage of comma before "and" Is this correct: John, Mac and Jean came to the party on Saturday. OR John, Mac, and Jean came to the party on Saturday. Thanks!
teechar Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 18, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Iraq Current Location Iraq Dec 28, 2022 #2 Look up "the Oxford comma". Here's one link you might want to start with: What Is An Oxford Comma And When Do You Use It? The hottest debate in grammar comes down to a comma—the Oxford comma. Learn more about the Oxford comma and why people are so for or against it. www.thesaurus.com
Look up "the Oxford comma". Here's one link you might want to start with: What Is An Oxford Comma And When Do You Use It? The hottest debate in grammar comes down to a comma—the Oxford comma. Learn more about the Oxford comma and why people are so for or against it. www.thesaurus.com
M mallavar9 New member Thread starter Joined Dec 27, 2022 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Telugu Home Country India Current Location India Dec 29, 2022 #3 teechar said: Look up "the Oxford comma". Here's one link you might want to start with: What Is An Oxford Comma And When Do You Use It? The hottest debate in grammar comes down to a comma—the Oxford comma. Learn more about the Oxford comma and why people are so for or against it. www.thesaurus.com Click to expand... Thanks for pointing me to this very nice article (easy to understand and stylishly written)! I do not see any ambiguity in here, if all items in the list do not belong to the same category, comma should be used, that is the end - period! Last edited: Dec 29, 2022
teechar said: Look up "the Oxford comma". Here's one link you might want to start with: What Is An Oxford Comma And When Do You Use It? The hottest debate in grammar comes down to a comma—the Oxford comma. Learn more about the Oxford comma and why people are so for or against it. www.thesaurus.com Click to expand... Thanks for pointing me to this very nice article (easy to understand and stylishly written)! I do not see any ambiguity in here, if all items in the list do not belong to the same category, comma should be used, that is the end - period!
teechar Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 18, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Iraq Current Location Iraq Dec 29, 2022 #4 I like the Oxford comma, so I always use it. It's only one tiny character, but it does a lot of good!
I like the Oxford comma, so I always use it. It's only one tiny character, but it does a lot of good!