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7 Sep 2024 17:11:53 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Question about English grammar  
From: Mueen Nawaz
Date: 1 Jul 2008 02:44:51
Message: <4869d263@news.povray.org>
Darren New wrote:
> Mueen Nawaz wrote:
>>     We were told that in British English, when writing out lists like 
>> the above, there should never be a comma before "and". I also hear 
>> that this rule is rarely taught anymore...
> 
> My understanding is in that case the comma is optional. (I always put it 
> there, because I'm a nerd.)  It's required when you have multiple 

	I guess I wasn't clear. What I was taught was that it's optional, 
unless it's British English where it's wrong.

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