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Tcl Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

the use of "and"

I like the colors green, blue, and red.
or
I like the colors green, blue and red.
  

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Either is acceptable. Some people like the Oxford comma, others don't. It does help if you wish to reinforce the separate nature of the various colours.

  • Either is acceptable.
  • Some people like the Oxford comma, others don't.
  • It does help if you wish to reinforce the separate nature of the various colours.
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Either is acceptable.

Some people like the Oxford comma, others don't. It does help if you wish to reinforce the separate nature of the various colours.
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TclI like the colors green, blue, and red.
or
I like the colors green, blue and red.
I don't use the last comma unless there is something that follows that might be confusing without it.

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