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Sunday, May 29, 2011

First, second, third, and fourth: Where do you put the comma in a series of three or more?

In a series of three (whatevers) or more, use a comma before “and”
-- or not? Your choice. Agree? or disagree? Click on ‘comment’

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I learned that "and" and the comma meant the same thing so it wasn't necessary to use them together. Am I wrong?

grammaranarchist said...

A missing comment can screw up your day -- and maybe your life. Don't take chances. I use the habit-of-the-last-comma to make sure there is no misunderstanding.

Suzanne said...

There is no need for a comma if listed items are joined by a conjunction.

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