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[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Wiki on Serial Commas


The article also says that many journalism style guides recommend against, possibly for saving space.

And finally


ETA:They also have better examples of ambiguity in both directions

So...you get to do what you prefer...which goes back to why it's my pet peeve...I don't like it but apparently my transcriptionists do!

[lovelyivy84]

When I was a kid I put it in, but when I got to like 6th grade they told us to take it out- so I always do it that way. My current company encourages using it, but won't ding you if you don't, lol.

See this is why I hate grammar- the rules just seem arbitrary.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

So...you get to do what you prefer...which goes back to why it's my pet peeve...I don't like it but apparently my transcriptionists do!

Depends on the rules you follow, and essentially either are correct as long as your job hasn't defined it specifically and you don't cause ambiguity in the process.

[SWTXBelle]

. . .who starts singing "Right or wrong, I'll always looooove you . . . " when I see this thread title??