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How to punctuate 2 items in a list?
comma question: (one, two, and three) vs. (one, two and three)Probably excessive commas - a part of sentence looks like a list of itemsComma in a two-item list?Can the Oxford Comma be used with a list of adjectives of the same type?Comma between two compound list items (“A and B, C and D”)Comma before “and” which is being used after a list of items containing other and/sSerial comma in a list of verbsSerial commas where list items are linkedIs the comma before 'and' still optional in a list of actionsTo put a comma in this sentence or no?
Does the rule of the oxford comma change when there are merely two items in a list?
For example, dogs, and cats or would it be dogs and cats?
commas
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Does the rule of the oxford comma change when there are merely two items in a list?
For example, dogs, and cats or would it be dogs and cats?
commas
asked Nov 29 '18 at 22:53
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No change. The Oxford comma is not for two-item lists. See Michael Harvey below.
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:28
@Kris I didn't think it was for lists of single words either. I thought its use was to disambiguate lists where at least one item contained more than one word one of which was "and" or one of its synonyms.
– BoldBen
7 hours ago
add a comment |
Does the rule of the oxford comma change when there are merely two items in a list?
For example, dogs, and cats or would it be dogs and cats?
commas
asked Nov 29 '18 at 22:53
Henry LiHenry Li
91
Does the rule of the oxford comma change when there are merely two items in a list?
For example, dogs, and cats or would it be dogs and cats?
commas
commas
asked Nov 29 '18 at 22:53
Henry LiHenry Li
91
asked Nov 29 '18 at 22:53
Henry LiHenry Li
91
asked Nov 29 '18 at 22:53
Henry LiHenry Li
91
asked Nov 29 '18 at 22:53
Henry LiHenry Li
91
asked Nov 29 '18 at 22:53
Henry LiHenry Li
91
91
2
No change. The Oxford comma is not for two-item lists. See Michael Harvey below.
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:28
@Kris I didn't think it was for lists of single words either. I thought its use was to disambiguate lists where at least one item contained more than one word one of which was "and" or one of its synonyms.
– BoldBen
7 hours ago
add a comment |
2
No change. The Oxford comma is not for two-item lists. See Michael Harvey below.
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:28
@Kris I didn't think it was for lists of single words either. I thought its use was to disambiguate lists where at least one item contained more than one word one of which was "and" or one of its synonyms.
– BoldBen
7 hours ago
2
2
No change. The Oxford comma is not for two-item lists. See Michael Harvey below.
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:28
No change. The Oxford comma is not for two-item lists. See Michael Harvey below.
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:28
@Kris I didn't think it was for lists of single words either. I thought its use was to disambiguate lists where at least one item contained more than one word one of which was "and" or one of its synonyms.
– BoldBen
7 hours ago
@Kris I didn't think it was for lists of single words either. I thought its use was to disambiguate lists where at least one item contained more than one word one of which was "and" or one of its synonyms.
– BoldBen
7 hours ago
add a comment |
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What about something more on the lines of "There was a warm fuzzy blanket on the bed." How would that be punctuated?
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No Oxford comma for two items.
According to Grammar Monster,
An Oxford Comma is a comma used before the last list item in a list of
three or more items.
The Oxford comma
Slightly more authoritatively, the very perpetrators of the thing, Oxford University, say:
The presence or lack of a comma before and or or in a list of three or
more items is the subject of much debate.
Oxford Comma (Oxford)
answered Nov 29 '18 at 22:59
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
6,23011119
I noticed in a story today that The New York Times appears to have dropped the Oxford comma.
– Robusto
Nov 29 '18 at 23:04
Why should the rule be for three or more? What to call it when you place a comma in "A dog, and a cat."?
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:26
Anyone care to comment on the possible reason for the vote down? I did my research and posted what I thought were decent links.
– Michael Harvey
Nov 30 '18 at 18:40
@MichaelHarvey: No idea. This site has gremlins who go around downvoting just to vent their spleen. No one is immune.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 2:59
See also.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 3:03
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What about something more on the lines of "There was a warm fuzzy blanket on the bed." How would that be punctuated?
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What about something more on the lines of "There was a warm fuzzy blanket on the bed." How would that be punctuated?
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No Oxford comma for two items.
According to Grammar Monster,
An Oxford Comma is a comma used before the last list item in a list of
three or more items.
The Oxford comma
Slightly more authoritatively, the very perpetrators of the thing, Oxford University, say:
The presence or lack of a comma before and or or in a list of three or
more items is the subject of much debate.
Oxford Comma (Oxford)
answered Nov 29 '18 at 22:59
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
6,23011119
I noticed in a story today that The New York Times appears to have dropped the Oxford comma.
– Robusto
Nov 29 '18 at 23:04
Why should the rule be for three or more? What to call it when you place a comma in "A dog, and a cat."?
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:26
Anyone care to comment on the possible reason for the vote down? I did my research and posted what I thought were decent links.
– Michael Harvey
Nov 30 '18 at 18:40
@MichaelHarvey: No idea. This site has gremlins who go around downvoting just to vent their spleen. No one is immune.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 2:59
See also.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 3:03
|
show 1 more comment
No Oxford comma for two items.
According to Grammar Monster,
An Oxford Comma is a comma used before the last list item in a list of
three or more items.
The Oxford comma
Slightly more authoritatively, the very perpetrators of the thing, Oxford University, say:
The presence or lack of a comma before and or or in a list of three or
more items is the subject of much debate.
Oxford Comma (Oxford)
answered Nov 29 '18 at 22:59
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
6,23011119
I noticed in a story today that The New York Times appears to have dropped the Oxford comma.
– Robusto
Nov 29 '18 at 23:04
Why should the rule be for three or more? What to call it when you place a comma in "A dog, and a cat."?
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:26
Anyone care to comment on the possible reason for the vote down? I did my research and posted what I thought were decent links.
– Michael Harvey
Nov 30 '18 at 18:40
@MichaelHarvey: No idea. This site has gremlins who go around downvoting just to vent their spleen. No one is immune.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 2:59
See also.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 3:03
|
show 1 more comment
No Oxford comma for two items.
According to Grammar Monster,
An Oxford Comma is a comma used before the last list item in a list of
three or more items.
The Oxford comma
Slightly more authoritatively, the very perpetrators of the thing, Oxford University, say:
The presence or lack of a comma before and or or in a list of three or
more items is the subject of much debate.
Oxford Comma (Oxford)
answered Nov 29 '18 at 22:59
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
6,23011119
No Oxford comma for two items.
According to Grammar Monster,
An Oxford Comma is a comma used before the last list item in a list of
three or more items.
The Oxford comma
Slightly more authoritatively, the very perpetrators of the thing, Oxford University, say:
The presence or lack of a comma before and or or in a list of three or
more items is the subject of much debate.
Oxford Comma (Oxford)
answered Nov 29 '18 at 22:59
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
6,23011119
answered Nov 29 '18 at 22:59
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
6,23011119
answered Nov 29 '18 at 22:59
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
6,23011119
answered Nov 29 '18 at 22:59
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
6,23011119
6,23011119
I noticed in a story today that The New York Times appears to have dropped the Oxford comma.
– Robusto
Nov 29 '18 at 23:04
Why should the rule be for three or more? What to call it when you place a comma in "A dog, and a cat."?
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:26
Anyone care to comment on the possible reason for the vote down? I did my research and posted what I thought were decent links.
– Michael Harvey
Nov 30 '18 at 18:40
@MichaelHarvey: No idea. This site has gremlins who go around downvoting just to vent their spleen. No one is immune.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 2:59
See also.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 3:03
|
show 1 more comment
I noticed in a story today that The New York Times appears to have dropped the Oxford comma.
– Robusto
Nov 29 '18 at 23:04
Why should the rule be for three or more? What to call it when you place a comma in "A dog, and a cat."?
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:26
Anyone care to comment on the possible reason for the vote down? I did my research and posted what I thought were decent links.
– Michael Harvey
Nov 30 '18 at 18:40
@MichaelHarvey: No idea. This site has gremlins who go around downvoting just to vent their spleen. No one is immune.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 2:59
See also.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 3:03
I noticed in a story today that The New York Times appears to have dropped the Oxford comma.
– Robusto
Nov 29 '18 at 23:04
I noticed in a story today that The New York Times appears to have dropped the Oxford comma.
– Robusto
Nov 29 '18 at 23:04
Why should the rule be for three or more? What to call it when you place a comma in "A dog, and a cat."?
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:26
Why should the rule be for three or more? What to call it when you place a comma in "A dog, and a cat."?
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:26
Anyone care to comment on the possible reason for the vote down? I did my research and posted what I thought were decent links.
– Michael Harvey
Nov 30 '18 at 18:40
Anyone care to comment on the possible reason for the vote down? I did my research and posted what I thought were decent links.
– Michael Harvey
Nov 30 '18 at 18:40
@MichaelHarvey: No idea. This site has gremlins who go around downvoting just to vent their spleen. No one is immune.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 2:59
@MichaelHarvey: No idea. This site has gremlins who go around downvoting just to vent their spleen. No one is immune.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 2:59
See also.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 3:03
See also.
– Robusto
Dec 1 '18 at 3:03
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No change. The Oxford comma is not for two-item lists. See Michael Harvey below.
– Kris
Nov 30 '18 at 6:28
@Kris I didn't think it was for lists of single words either. I thought its use was to disambiguate lists where at least one item contained more than one word one of which was "and" or one of its synonyms.
– BoldBen
7 hours ago