Comma Question
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:25 pm
I have looked this up online and I am finding different information.
Concerning items in a series, is it:
"apple, pear, and banana"
or
"apple, pear and banana"
I had always, always, always used a comma after every item in a series. Recently, however, it has been drilled into me by Demand Studios that this is incorrect and that the comma should be omitted after the item prior to the conjunction. Purdue University, however, claims differently. I'd like to submit an article, but I'm worried that a faux paus with a comma will result in a rejection. Here's hoping someone can shed some light on this comma mystery.
Concerning items in a series, is it:
"apple, pear, and banana"
or
"apple, pear and banana"
I had always, always, always used a comma after every item in a series. Recently, however, it has been drilled into me by Demand Studios that this is incorrect and that the comma should be omitted after the item prior to the conjunction. Purdue University, however, claims differently. I'd like to submit an article, but I'm worried that a faux paus with a comma will result in a rejection. Here's hoping someone can shed some light on this comma mystery.