Is it okay not to add "and" ?
***Pro-Europeans, sensible pragmatists, people who had earned respect across parliament, abase themselves.
(link:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/09/boris-johnson-tories-europeans-parliament)
I think "add" should be inserted between "pragmatists and people" as in "Pro-europeans, sensible pragmatists, and people who had..."
Is it okay not to add "and" ?
Or, perhaps, "people" is referring to "sensible pragmatists" and "sensible pragmatists" is referring to "pro-europeans" appositively?
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fire1 Is it okay not to add "and" ? Yes, although multiple phrases in apposition are quite rare. The likely winner in this category is noble titles: Elizabeth II, in full Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, officially Elizabeth II, by the Grace of ***, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from February 6, 1952, was born April 21, 1926 in London, England.
- fire1 Is it okay not to add "and" ?
- Yes, although multiple phrases in apposition are quite rare.
- The likely winner in this category is noble titles: Elizabeth II, in full Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, officially Elizabeth II, by the Grace of ***, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from February 6, 1952, was born April 21, 1926 in London, England.
- His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Member of the Order of Merit, Grand Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Knight of the Order of Australia, Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand, Extra Companion of the Queen’s Service Order, Royal Chief of the Order of Logohu, Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canada, Extraordinary Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Lord of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Councillor of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty, Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, is 95 years old.
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fire1Is it okay not to add "and" ?
Yes, although multiple phrases in apposition are quite rare.
The likely winner in this category is noble titles:
Elizabeth II, in full Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, officially Elizabeth II, by the Grace of ***, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Que
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