Given the absence of the comma, the plaintiffs have a case. Given the lack of a serial comma, the sentence can be read two ways, so the very literate judge made a correct decision.
Paul via phone On Mar 17, 2017, at 2:39 AM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> On 17 March 2017 at 02:36 Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: >> >> I know that several PDMLers are "grammar nerds". So, I thought they would >> enjoy reading about this, rather rear (if not unique) case: >> https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/16/oxford-comma-helps-drivers-win-dispute-about-overtime-pay > > The appeal judges are certainly being arsey, as well as illiterate. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
