Hi Alexander,
Fri 28 Jun 2024 at 17:08, you wrote to Ardith Hinton:
AK>>> The comma before "and" is just an unnecessary thing that
AK>>> provides anything to make the understanding more clear.
AH>> It's a matter of style, not an absolute requirement, and some
AH>> people recommend using it only when it's needed to avoid
AH>> confusion:
AH>> Through the window I saw John, a basketball player and a friend
AH>> of mine.
AK> Are there three of them? ;-)
Now that I'm reading it I indeed see 3 different persons.
AK> If we have a good list (of names, for instance) we would have:
AK> Through the window I saw John, Peter and Paul, who staggered out from
AK> the pub.
Does "who" indicate all of them, or just Paul?
... End of message, Alexander. Confused? Me too! :-)
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