[projectaon] 01HH
- From: Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Project Aon <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:27:52 +0100
Hi Jon
Regarding the following rejected issues:
(er) 31: File or -> File, or [jb: Serial comma only required in lists of three
or more.]
(er) 53, 128, 281: weapon and -> weapon, and [jb: Compound verb does not require
a comma.]
(er) 116, 290: If you possess a missile weapon -> If you possess a missile
weapon, and sufficient ammunition to use it [jb: Serial comma only required in
lists of three or more.]
(er) 347: Binoculars or -> Binoculars, or [jb: Serial comma only required in
lists of three or more.]
I still think these commas should be implemented. They weren't reported as
instances of serial comma use, they are for consistency with other similar
phrasing in the books (e.g. If you possess the Kai Discipline of Hunting, or a
Torch, . . . ; If you posses a Hunting Horn, and wish to use it, . . .). The
commas set off a potentially parenthetical statement from the main flow of the
sentence, e.g. If you possess x (and wish to use it), turn to xxx. Instead of
parentheses, commas are quite properly used in the books, and should therefore
be implemented in these instances. IMHO, of course. ;-)
--
Simon Osborne
Project Aon
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