On Monday, June 13, 2022 01:14:03 PM prad wrote: > ha! thx for this. You're welcome!
> i have always maintained that there should be that comma but people > thought i was being commatose ;-) > about it! I learned something new today when I googled: Quite a few years ago (I have no good idea of how many) I was told / learned that the Oxford comma was "obsolete" (mcow) and should not be used. (BTW, I had the same problem you had: I recognized it as being important.) In googling today, I learned that the AP style guide (used by entities like, well, the Associated Press ;-) considers it obsolete. The Chicago Manual of Style (used by entities like book publishers and (some?) educators (iiuc) still requires it. Which brings up my next question (which may already be answered by virtue of the name "Oxford comma" -- I wonder what the rule is in the UK? Although I am an American, I often recognize Americans as, hmm, what should I say -- always looking for a short cut -- the easy way out, so I'd guess that it is still required (recommended?) in the UK. On the other hand, those in the UK have developed the shortcut of not pronouncing the "h" sound ;-) (Maybe that's only as the first letter of a word? -- they do have "shedules" ;-) Have a good day! _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
