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A 2021-10-11 06:53:43 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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My bad. I checked my e-mail and see I asked about this on the mailing list in 2012 and you expressed the same sentiment back then:
"I avoid it unless it's really needed." |
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A 2021-10-11 04:18:34 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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Me? Oxford comma?
Sorry if I gave that impression; I only use them if there's a need to avoid ambiguity. This is quite OK as you have it. (I didn't notice Jim Rose used one, or I would have trimmed it.) |
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A* 2021-10-09 00:08:35 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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https://www.rd.com/article/oxford-comma-
proper-use/
Well, appropriately enough, the Oxford
Dictionary has the answer. The proper
definition of the Oxford comma is “a comma
used after the penultimate item in a list of
three or more items, before ‘and’ or ‘or’.” |
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I don't have strong opinions on this topic but
Jim has expressed a preference for the Oxford
comma. My only preference is for consistency. |
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A* 2021-10-08 17:12:03 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera |
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I don't think the Oxford comma is needed for a simple list like this. |
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@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>Panthera (genus containing tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards)</gloss>
+<gloss>Panthera (genus comprising the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard and snow leopard)</gloss> |
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A 2021-10-07 08:56:25 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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-<gloss>Panthera (genus of the cat family Felidae containing tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards)</gloss>
+<gloss>Panthera (genus containing tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards)</gloss> |
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A 2010-07-13 00:06:11 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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A* 2010-07-08 08:05:35 James Rose <...address hidden...>
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wiki |