Subj : Grammar in the Bar
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : Gleb Hlebov
Date : Mon Jul 01 2024 08:56:38

Hi Alexander,

Fri 28 Jun 2024 at 17:08, you wrote to Ardith Hinton:

 AK>>> The comma before "and" is just an unnecessary thing that
 AK>>> provides anything to make the understanding more clear.
 AH>> It's a matter of style, not an absolute requirement, and some
 AH>> people recommend using it only when it's needed to avoid
 AH>> confusion:
 AH>> Through the window I saw John, a basketball player and a friend
 AH>> of mine.
 AK> Are there three of them? ;-)

Now that I'm reading it I indeed see 3 different persons.

 AK> If we have a good list (of names, for instance) we would have:
 AK> Through the window I saw John, Peter and Paul, who staggered out from
 AK> the pub.

Does "who" indicate all of them, or just Paul?


.... End of message, Alexander. Confused? Me too! :-)
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