To: dinodino
The justices’ declined to hear the groups’ ...
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I wonder myself about this sort of obvious grammatical error. But I’ve just learned that a, b, c, and d is also OK. Not when I went to school. Should be a, b, c and d.
But who am I to judge? Probably poor editing of automated word processor “correction” generated text.
12 posted on
12/03/2018 7:45:01 AM PST by
InterceptPoint
(Ted, you finally endorsed. A)
To: InterceptPoint
Regarding your a,b,c and d versus a,b,c, and d: Look up and learn about the “Oxford comma”.
Without the comma, “c and d” leaves an ambiguity regarding whether “c and d” are considered to be one item, whereas using the Oxford comma leaves no doubt as to the separate status of “c, and d”.
Precision and accuracy are the reasons for using “it”.
18 posted on
12/03/2018 8:03:36 AM PST by
Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: InterceptPoint
Not if you are doing legal writing.
The correct form is a,b,c, and d.
According to the blue book.
22 posted on
12/03/2018 9:01:29 AM PST by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: InterceptPoint
NO one can detect MY improper use of commas!
At least when I am talking.
34 posted on
12/03/2018 4:15:31 PM PST by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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