usage of AND and comma

0 Hello Jen the Cute02br
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00My grammar book says there is no grammar rule to determine which is better "A, B, C and D" or "A, B, C, and D". But it says that the latter way is more often used in formal writings.02br
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0thanks alot! 050010id1

0Hi guys,02br
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00We seem to be having a lot of threads discussing this aspect of punctuation! If you search around, you'll find a fair bit of discussion of this point.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

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01cite10Paco200412cite10Hello Jen the Cute12br
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10My grammar book says there is no grammar rule to determine which is better "A, B, C and D" or "A, B, C, and D". But it says that the latter way is more often used in formal writings.12br
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10The latter w

0Hi everyone, 02br
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00This a wonderful forum; both for people with English knowledge and learners that want to improve. A lot of you in my opinions are experts. I consider myself the latter. Although I have used English for years, I am still trying to refine it. 00 00Since we all learn English from different teachers and various sources, it’s safe to say that the

0This last comma of a series is called "Oxford comma" (google it!). It's about ambiguity and rhythm, I think. I learned to strictly use the last comma, but the rules say it is optional. Thus, both forms are fine, as far as the content is clear.02br
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0For what is worth, somebody has written a rather funny essay on the whole topic.02br
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00Excerpts from "Always, Always, Always" by Bill Rohde02br
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00A student inquiring about the "correctness" of the serial comma finds conflicting advice in her Harbrace, her teacher's MLA Style Manual, and the library's Washington Post Deskbook on Style. Harbrace t

0 Please look at the sentence below. You can delete the blue comma, but not the red comma.02br
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00"Write down 3, 5, 201b01font00,02font02b00 and 401b01font00,02font02b00 and add them up" 02br
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0Actually the red comma above is not necessary. You would have the red comma before the and only if there were a new subject in the "add them up" portion.02br
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00He wrote down 3, 5, 2 and 4, and then he added them up.02br
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00By the way, I favor the serial comma. In the dining example, thing about examples like "macaroni and cheese" which is a sing

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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Actually the red comma above is not necessary. You would have the red comma before the and only if there were a new subject in the "add them up" portion.12br
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10He wrote down 3, 5, 2 and 4, and then he added them up.12br
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10By the way, I favor the serial comma.