[NPInfo] Linda Marie

[Joanne DaCunha]

The comma at the end of the list and before the "and" is either used or
not used depending on the style manual the is followed.
So, neither is incorrect.
 

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From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On
Behalf Of Jeffrey Hazzard
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:51 PM
To: npinfo npinfo
Subject: [NPInfo] Linda Marie 

  I post a lot and haven't gotten a Linda Marie grammar-gram yet!  
  
     <BOW>
   
     Poor use of commas and semi colons drives me nuts, too.
   
     Now, I find it hardest to remember these:  Who vs. whom, that vs.
which, and pleural possessives which (?that) end in "s."  The rest of it
I think I have down.
   
     Oh yea, I also put a comma at the end of a list before the "and" in
the chain, but was told recently that is inocorrect.  Below is an
example.
   
      Their names were John, Mary, Vince, Pete, Cathy, Cindy, and Roy.
      Their names were John, Mary, Vince, Pete, Cathy, Cindy and Roy.
   
       English grammar is harder than many languages because of the
exceptions.
   
                Jeff
   
   

       
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