Re: comma question
There's the infamous legal example....--
A will states: "monies to be split equally between Sally, Tom and Dick." The
probate court states that there are two entities: Sally, Tom and Dick.
Therfore, the money is split 50/50: Sally 50%, Tom and Dick 50% (equaling
25%).
If it had been stated: "monies to be split equally between Sally, Tom, and
Dick" the probate court would have distributed the funds 33.33% each, as all
are expressed as single entities.
Since the document was a will in probate, the author was not available to
clarify the intent.
Karen Zorn
Zorn Technologies, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
Beth Agnew
Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Toronto, Ontario
416.491.5050 x3133
beth -dot- agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca
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Re: comma question: From: Karen L. Zorn
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