[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-09 Thread Peter Reaper
Tim Fairchild said on 09.04.2007 14:05: On Monday 09 April 2007 21:53, Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 09.04.2007 09:57: Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 09.04.2007 01:25: Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on

Re: [discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-09 Thread Tim Fairchild
On Monday 09 April 2007 21:53, Peter Reaper wrote: > Larry Gusaas said on 09.04.2007 09:57: > > Peter Reaper wrote: > >> Larry Gusaas said on 09.04.2007 01:25: > >>> Peter Reaper wrote: > Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: > > Peter Reaper wrote: > >> Michael Adams said on 08.04.20

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-09 Thread Peter Reaper
Larry Gusaas said on 09.04.2007 09:57: Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 09.04.2007 01:25: Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Y

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-09 Thread Peter Reaper
Tim Fairchild said on 09.04.2007 08:14: Yeah, sorry, I spose I just don get real hunged up on correctness in emails. I spect them to be a bit like talkin. :) All-rightee then. We be L33t d00d. Did anyone say "babylon"? Awe, who cares! ;-) -- Regards, Peter Reaper The browser you can trust

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-09 Thread Larry Gusaas
Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 09.04.2007 01:25: Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: "*Separ

Re: [discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Tim Fairchild
On Monday 09 April 2007 16:00, Peter Reaper wrote: > Tim Fairchild said on 09.04.2007 00:55: > > On Monday 09 April 2007 04:46, Peter Reaper wrote: > >> Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: > > *** on about the punctuation in an email just makes you look > > like a smartass. Not tha

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Peter Reaper
Tim Fairchild said on 09.04.2007 00:55: On Monday 09 April 2007 04:46, Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: *** on about the punctuation in an email just makes you look like a smartass. Not that the other posts don't help. Umm, *** on about being disinterested i

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Peter Reaper
Larry Gusaas said on 09.04.2007 01:25: Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: "*Separate* three or more it

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Larry Gusaas
Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: "*Separate* three or more items in a series with a comma." That sou

Re: [discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Tim Fairchild
On Monday 09 April 2007 07:13, Peter Reaper wrote: > Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: > > Peter Reaper wrote: > >> Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: > > > > > > > >>> The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. > >> > >> Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: "*Sepa

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Peter Reaper
Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: "*Separate* three or more items in a series with a comma." That sounds pretty mandatory

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before "and" in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Larry Gusaas
Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: "*Separate* three or more items in a series with a comma." That sounds pretty mandatory to me. http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#