I concur with Michael, in that the serial comma it is sometimes necessary
but regardless, it is never harmful. I use the serial comma by default,
unless the 'and' is part of a singular grouping such as "Bath and Wells" or
"Marks and Spencer", or some such.
Doug
On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 4:47 AM
Sounds like a Watercooler channel discussion on the Write the Docs Slack
channel ;>)
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Could we please
Could we please take the religious discussions elsewhere than this list?
-j
On 2019-01-08 12:55, Tom Beiswenger wrote:
It's more than "Oxford style." The use of a serial comma is covered in the Chicago Manual of Style.
Per entry 5.50: "In a series consisting of three or more elements, the
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At 09:33 + 8/1/19, shuttie27 wrote:
>Two points:The "Oxford style" is to include the comma, not to omit it. It was
>so named because the Oxford University Press, almost alone among British
>publishers, mandated it in their style guide. Secondly, as for its being
>essential to avoid
Ah. But it is necessary *sometimes*. The basis of the Oxford style is that
including it is sometimes necessary but never harmful. Its consistent omission
is often predicated on the quite false assumption that it does the same job as
"and" so need never be used alongside it. But "and" is purely
Two points:The "Oxford style" is to include the comma, not to omit it. It was
so named because the Oxford University Press, almost alone among British
publishers, mandated it in their style guide.Secondly, as for its being
essential to avoid ambiguity, tell that to all the other British and
At 20:45 -0500 7/1/19, Doug wrote:
>I've always thought two of a tech writer's top values are accuracy, and
>avoidance of ambiguity. The Oxford (or serial) comma is essential for both
>of these.
I should have been clearer and a bit less grumpy ;-) I follow the Oxford style,
which is to omit
At 19:18 -0700 7/1/19, wrote:
>I knew I would get a flurry of answers from the list, so thanks. I have what
>I need to make some substantiated edits.
Clearly I don't know the context of the surrounding text, but I think I'd favor
some sort of list structure that introduces the information,
