* Evigheden <god_empe...@interia.pl> [20-07-2009 13:58 EEST]: > > Pavel Fedyakov pisze: > > > > Yes. Ampersand isn't used in traditional Russian typography. But > > I personally dislike the usage of comma before it. In Russian, > > comma is never used before the only "and" in enumeration. > > And in Polish. Ampersand doesn't exist in Polish (similar to for > example letter "v"), but I think technically it can be used. > However comma before "and" is completely unthinkable. I didn't > follow whole discussion, but even in English I don't really > understand why you want comma before "&"?
I don't recall seeing commas before '&'s in English texts. Searching the 'net, I see lots of references that state "do not use a comma before an ampersand", but there are just as many that say to use them. It looks very strange to have "Parts 1, 2, & 3", whereas to my eyes "Parts 1, 2, and 3" or even "Parts 1, 2 and 3" look normal. Personally, I'd prefer that there was not a comma before ampersands. _______________________________________________ Musicbrainz-style mailing list Musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style
