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Taka Posted 16 years ago
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In public

In this country, mixed bathing, nursing of infants, and changing diapers in public used to be commonplace.

I think semantically 'in public' modifies not only 'changing diapers' but also 'nursing of infants'. But is such modification possible even though there is a comma before 'and changing diapers'?
  

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Hi, In this country, mixed bathing, nursing of infants, and changing diapers in public used to be commonplace . I think semantically 'in public' modifies not only 'changing diapers' but also 'nursing of infants'. But is such modification possible even though there is a comma before 'and changing diapers'?

— Clive

  • Hi, In this country, mixed bathing, nursing of infants, and changing diapers in public used to be commonplace .
  • I think semantically 'in public' modifies not only 'changing diapers' but also 'nursing of infants'.
  • But is such modification possible even though there is a comma before 'and changing diapers'?
  • Yes, the meaning seems quite clear to me.
  • Meaning commonly trumps strict grammar.
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Hi,

In this country, mixed bathing, nursing of infants, and changing diapers in public used to be commonplace.

I think semantically 'in public' modifies not only 'changing diapers' but also 'nursing of infants'. But is such modification possible even though there is a comma before 'and changing diapers'?

Yes, the meaning seems quite clear to me. Meaning c
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