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I definitely use both deliveries in speech depending on the context, usually adding in the final pause when it helps disambiguate. For example, “Apples, orange
by cwillu 4y ago
I definitely use both deliveries in speech depending on the context, usually adding in the final pause when it helps disambiguate.
For example, “Apples, oranges and pears” the “and” has the about the same count as the pause after “Apples”; pausing before the “and” feels like a stutter.
- iso1631 4y agoYou, could, use, the, Shatner, comma, instead
- NonNefarious 4y agoThen you are also arguing in favor of the Oxford comma. "We're having hot dogs, hamburgers, and peanut butter and jelly.