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(We have descended into one of the deeper circles of grammar hell. I will remind you that you're free to leave at any time.) Yes, exactly. English grammar actu
by sowbug 8mo ago
(We have descended into one of the deeper circles of grammar hell. I will remind you that you're free to leave at any time.)
Yes, exactly. English grammar actually doesn't require the "and" to end a list (leaving it out is called "asyndeton" if you're curious). A good example is Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "... and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
So after all this, there actually is a way to analyze the example that is strictly valid. But most people would look askance at the standalone sentence "This product is fast, lightweight." That is, I suppose, unless someone like Abraham Lincoln worked it into his next speech.
- MarkusQ 8mo agoWell, if we're going by what "most people would accept" we should probably allow: * This product is fast/lightweight. * This product is fast. Lightweight. But yeah, this way lies madness. Unless we passed somewhere it in the dark back there.