Meliva wrote:there is an and in there. after brigs of war it says "and frigates".
Meliva wrote:i just googled, it turns out its kind of debatable. Some say you do add it, others say you don't need to. its called an oxford comma apparently since oxford requires it. I was taught all my life that you don't add a comma before and, but apparently not everyone agrees.
Banger wrote:Meliva wrote:i just googled, it turns out its kind of debatable. Some say you do add it, others say you don't need to. its called an oxford comma apparently since oxford requires it. I was taught all my life that you don't add a comma before and, but apparently not everyone agrees.
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Meliva wrote:i just googled, it turns out its kind of debatable. Some say you do add it, others say you don't need to. its called an oxford comma apparently since oxford requires it. I was taught all my life that you don't add a comma before and, but apparently not everyone agrees.
DezNutz wrote:Meliva wrote:i just googled, it turns out its kind of debatable. Some say you do add it, others say you don't need to. its called an oxford comma apparently since oxford requires it. I was taught all my life that you don't add a comma before and, but apparently not everyone agrees.
Couple of things. When you are listing only two things like a pot and a pan, the comma isn't required. When listing multiple items like cups, plates, napkins, and silverware, if the comma isn't needed after napkins, why is it needed after cups and plates. When you answer that question, you will understand why the comma is placed as such. As well, a comma is place before "and" when conjoining separate independent sentences as you did with your "but".