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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish30•10 months agoIs it the official French stance to omit the Oxford comma?
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠linkfedilink88•10 months agoIt’s only an Oxford comma if it’s from the region of Oxford. Otherwise it’s just sparkling interpunction.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-210 months agoCambridge, Massachusetts has entered the chat, with a classical English accent.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•10 months agoCorrect, no comma before the last element if it is preceded by a conjunction (e.g. “et”, that is “and” in English) in French
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•10 months agoI mean, reading that sentence, it certainly wouldn’t surprise me if they omitted it just to spite the British.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•10 months ago just to spite the British A fine justification, no matter the situation
Is it the official French stance to omit the Oxford comma?
It’s only an Oxford comma if it’s from the region of Oxford. Otherwise it’s just sparkling interpunction.
Cambridge, Massachusetts has entered the chat, with a classical English accent.
That’s the topic of the next debate.
Correct, no comma before the last element if it is preceded by a conjunction (e.g. “et”, that is “and” in English) in French
I mean, reading that sentence, it certainly wouldn’t surprise me if they omitted it just to spite the British.
A fine justification, no matter the situation
Yes,