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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

commas to set off multiple adjectives

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0Formal written English requires the commas between multiple descriptive adjectives (except for the last pair, which can be separated by 01i00and02i00):02br
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Actually, if the adjectives are of different categories (qualitative, classifying, colors), then you don't put a comma between them. If the adjectives are in the same category, then you do put a comma. Thin and brown are in different categories. Thin is a qualitative and brown is a color. So, you DON'T put a comma between them.
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Which one is correct?
I have thin, brown and curly hair.
I have thin, brown, and curly hair.

Cheers..
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Actually, we wouldn't use 'and' at all:

I have thin, brown, curly hair.
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ahh.. I see..
what about mentioning a list of stuff, for example:
There were money, credit cards, ID cards, and pictures in my wallet. (comma before "and")
There were money, credit cards, ID cards and pictures in my wallet. (no comma before "and")

Which one is correct?
I've always used the first one, but I see many use the second.

Thanks!
non-na
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The final comma is called the 'serial' comma' and is favored in British English. You omit it in AmE as long as confusion does not ensue.
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AnonymousActually, if the adjectives are of different categories (qualitative, classifying, colors), then you don't put a comma between them. If the adjectives are in the same category, then you do put a comma. Thin and brown are in different categories. Thin is a qualitative and brown is a color. So, you DON'T put a comma between them.
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