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Your example seems perfectly cromulent to me. Obviously an uncharitable reader could interpret it differently, but human language is inherently ambiguous and re
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
Your example seems perfectly cromulent to me. Obviously an uncharitable reader could interpret it differently, but human language is inherently ambiguous and readers are used to determining how to read lists in context.
- SeanLuke 6y agoI'll bet you also say that to your parents, Ayn Rand and God. The serial comma is meant to remove ambiguity. This passage is not just ambiguous, it's most obvious parse is completely wrong. I think it's a great example of why the serial comma is so important.