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Originally Posted by Pearl Trade
Which is correct?
I like the colors red, green, blue, and yellow?
I like the colors red, green, blue and yellow?
I've always been putting the comma before the "and", but recently I found out this may not be right.
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This is a matter of style. The first sentence usage is referred to as the serial comma or Oxford comma. I personally prefer to use it, but others argue that it's simply unnecessary. I use it by default because in some more complex sentences the lack of a serial comma can introduce confusion. In most cases, readers should know you are using a list, making the final comma inessential because of the word and.
Just pick one style and stick with it. Using both styles interchangeably would be a problem of style.
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Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 01-23-2010 at 08:05 PM..
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