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=== for lists === | === for lists === | ||
* = separates nouns, verbs and series of clauses | * = separates nouns, verbs and series of clauses | ||
* the '''serial comma''' = comma following the 2nd to last | * the '''serial comma''' = comma following the 2nd to last word in a list and before the conjunction: | ||
** ex.: "one, two, or three bananas" | ** ex.: "one, two, or three bananas" | ||
*** known as the "Oxford comma" | |||
*** = the British convention (rule or typical use) is to place a comma after the 2nd to last word in a list | |||
** vs.: "one, two or three bananas" | ** vs.: "one, two or three bananas" | ||
*** both forms are correct | *** both forms are correct | ||
*** 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 | ||
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=== as conjunction for combining independent clauses === | === as conjunction for combining independent clauses === | ||