__/ [Big Bill] on Tuesday 30 August 2005 08:18 \__
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>>Likewise, there are issues with punctuation. My supervisor insists on
>>commas being a sensible thing before the word "and", backed up by books
>>that were published by linguists. For example, take "I eat at Subway,
>>Macdonald's and Ben and Jerry's" versus "I eat at Subway, Macdonald's, and
>>Ben and Jerry's", which removes a possible ambiguity. I learn to just obey
>>those whom I work with.
>>
>>Roy
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> The Oxford comma, I think that's called. Some use it, some don't.
>
> BB
Thanks Bill.
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