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   TID: hpt/w64-mvcdll 1.9 2024-03-02   
   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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