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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Acceptable?

Does anybody support the punctuation in the following sentence?

Frank Phillips (35) of Milwaukee WI, David Dagwood (22) of El Paso TX, and Steve Schmidt (44) of Sarasota FL were involved in the conspiracy.

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victo Frank Phillips (35) of Milwaukee WI, David Dagwood (22) of El Paso TX, and Steve Schmidt (44) of Sarasota FL were involved in the conspiracy. You can use semicolon to separate monstrous list: "Frank Phillips (35) of Milwaukee , WI ; David Dagwood (22) of El Paso, TX; and Steve Schmidt (44) of Sarasota, FL, were involved in the conspiracy. Here are some examples from online: Use a semicolon [ ; ] to help sort out a monster list: There were citizens from Bangor, Maine; Hartford, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; and Newport, Rhode Island.

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  • victo Frank Phillips (35) of Milwaukee WI, David Dagwood (22) of El Paso TX, and Steve Schmidt (44) of Sarasota FL were involved in the conspiracy.
  • You can use semicolon to separate monstrous list: "Frank Phillips (35) of Milwaukee , WI ; David Dagwood (22) of El Paso, TX; and Steve Schmidt (44) of Sarasota, FL, were involved in the conspiracy.
  • Here are some examples from online: Use a semicolon [ ; ] to help sort out a monster list: There were citizens from Bangor, Maine; Hartford, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; and Newport, Rhode Island.
  • OR We had four professors on our committee: Peter Wursthorn, Professor of Mathematics; Ronald Pepin, Professor of English; Cynthia Greenblatt, Professor of Education; and Nada Light, Professor of Nursing.
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victoFrank Phillips (35) of Milwaukee WI, David Dagwood (22) of El Paso TX, and Steve Schmidt (44) of Sarasota FL were involved in the conspiracy.
You can use semicolon to separate monstrous list:

"Frank Phillips (35) of Milwaukee, WI; David Dagwood (22) of El Paso, TX; and Steve Schmidt (44) of Sarasota, FL, were involved in the conspir
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victoDoes anybody support the punctuation in the following sentence?
Frank Phillips (35) of Milwaukee WI, David Dagwood (22) of El Paso TX, and Steve Schmidt (44) of Sarasota FL were involved in the conspiracy.
I think it's acceptable. Some might prefer commas between the cities and states, but it's quite clear and easy to read as it is.
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MeathawkHere are some examples from online
Please credit your sources.
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