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Re: Items in a Series and Comma Use?

Subject: Re: Items in a Series and Comma Use?
From: Michele Davis <michele -at- krautgrrl -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:24:08 -0600

Gosh, I've stayed away from this discussion, but this was too good to pass up. In order for us to KNOW that Langley and Slough weren't the same stop, wouldn't we use a comma after "Langley" and before the "and" to make them two distinct places?

I don't know, I could be wrong I guess.

Michele

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Stuart Burnfield wrote:

**> A train travelling from London Paddington to Slough calls at Action Main
> Line, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes and Harlington,
> West Drayton, Iver, Langley and Slough. How many stops does it make?

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