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(examples from a writers list I'm on)


Compare these two pairs of sentences:

"Let's eat, Sarah."
"Let's eat Sarah."


I helped my uncle Jack off the horse.
I helped my uncle jack off the horse.

Just a *tiny* difference in each case, right?

Why I love the serial comma

Date: 2006-04-07 01:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com
"This book is dedicated to my parents, Ayn Rand and God."

"This book is dedicated to my parents, Ayn Rand, and God."

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