[Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography

[jkoplen at mindspring.com (Julian Koplen)]

I have read that, at least in the USA, it is permissible, even conventional,
to omit the comma before the 'and' in the listing of names in the title of a
firm (e.g., Hart, Schaffner and Marx).

Julian


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography


> At 08:32 AM 6/7/2005, you wrote:
>
> >What I'm never sure about is, when listing a series, as above, should
> >there be a comma before "and"?
> >Douglas
>
> Google can find anything.  Put "commas in a series" in Google and you get:
>
> Commas in a Series
>
> Use commas to separate three or more words,
> <http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000014.htm>phrases, or
> <http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000008.htm>clauses in a series.
>
> A conjunction goes between the last two items of the series.
>
> While some authorities say that the comma before the conjunction is
> optional, leaving it out may cause confusion, so it is better to include
it.
>
> Words: Use commas to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses.
>
> Phrases: This morning I woke up, got dressed, brushed my teeth, and ate
> breakfast.
>
> Clauses: In fact, the bus was full of people who got dressed, who brushed
> their teeth, and who ate breakfast this morning.
>
> Incorrect: The street was filled with angry protestors, shouting
spectators
> and police.
> (Leaving out the last comma makes it look like the police were shouting,
too.)
>
> Correct: The street was filled with angry protestors, shouting spectators,
> and police.
> (Makes it clearer.)
>
>
>
> Tina
>
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
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>
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