Peculiar question for people that know more grammar than I do. (English Native Speaker)
If I were to be writing out listed elements, and one element in the list contains "and" such as "Ant Man and the Wasp" for example, when said element is at the end of the list, is it grammatically correct to put "A, B, C, and Ant Man and the Wasp", sticking to the standard ",and Z" format, or would it be correct to put "A, B, C, Ant Man and the Wasp", omitting the ",and" instead having it be implied by the intentional lack of the oxford comma.
I don't expect the answer to come soon, given how many people even remember what the oxford comma is these days, but if you do know please speak up.
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You can't just omit the 'and' as you suggest. I'd consider writing it as 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'Ant Man and the Wasp' or as 'Ant Man and the Wasp','A', 'B' and 'C'.
- You can't just omit the 'and' as you suggest.
- I'd consider writing it as 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'Ant Man and the Wasp' or as 'Ant Man and the Wasp','A', 'B' and 'C'.
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No.You can't just omit the 'and' as you suggest.
I'd consider writing it as
'A', 'B', 'C' and 'Ant Man and the Wasp'
or as
'Ant Man and the Wasp','A', 'B' and 'C'.
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