The right approach for legal draftsmen (draftspersons?) is to look for
ambiguity, not follow 'rules' about commas.
Best wishes
John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only
J M Woodgate and Associates www.woodjohn.uk
Rayleigh, Essex UK
On 2019-08-23 19:34, Richard Nute wrote:
The case of the missing Oxford comma.
https://annhandley.com/oxford-comma/
The comma wasn’t missing; it was deliberately omitted (not necessary
according to AP Style and the managers of TC108).
Authors (writers) of IEC 62368 use the AP Style. Many examples of “We
invited the strippers, JFK and Stalin.”
Best regards,
Rich
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Question
I’ll note that even the incorrect use of punctuation can cause
confusion in standards and regulations. Recently, a missing comma
resulted in a $5 million legal settlement.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/08/584391391/maine-dairy-drivers-settle-overtime-case-that-hinged-on-an-absent-comma
Ted Eckert
Microsoft Corporation
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