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*** generally, American usage is to use the "serial comma" that comes before the conjunction | *** generally, American usage is to use the "serial comma" that comes before the conjunction | ||
=== for | === as conjunction for combining independent clauses === | ||
=== as conjunction for combining dependent and independent clauses === | |||
=== for pauses after introductory or subordinate phrases === | |||
=== for separating ideas or gaps === | === for separating ideas or gaps === | ||
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* functions as parentheses to set aside additional information without interrupting the basic sentence | * functions as parentheses to set aside additional information without interrupting the basic sentence | ||
* see | * see | ||
** [[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/punctuation/comma (suxxex.ac.uk)]] | ** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma comma (wiki)]] | ||
** [[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/punctuation/comma Comma (suxxex.ac.uk)]] | |||