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Discussion at work about "and" and commas

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Daniel87
 
Reply Wed 18 Dec, 2013 09:59 am
Hi,
I was reviewing a drawing at work and I reacted to this sentence:
For bill of material, assembling and welding requirement, see drawing....
Since it should be read as assembling requirements and welding requirements, I argued that it should be like this instead:
For bill of material and assembling and welding requirement, see drawing....

What is right?

Thank you!
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McTag
 
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Reply Wed 18 Dec, 2013 10:14 am
@Daniel87,

Yours.
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 18 Dec, 2013 10:25 am
@Daniel87,

For bill of material, assembling requirement and welding requirement, see drawing....
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 18 Dec, 2013 12:21 pm
@Daniel87,
Quote:
For bill of material and assembling and welding requirement, see drawing....
Okay but I might have said "requirements" since there are probably several at least
contrex
 
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Reply Wed 18 Dec, 2013 02:10 pm
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:

Quote:
For bill of material and assembling and welding requirement, see drawing....
Okay but I might have said "requirements" since there are probably several at least


Also "bill of materials" is more common than "bill of material". Of course the abbreviation "BOM" can mean either.

dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 18 Dec, 2013 02:13 pm
@contrex,
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Also "bill of materials" is more common than "bill of material"
Ah quite right Con
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Jack of Hearts
 
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Reply Wed 18 Dec, 2013 02:54 pm
@Daniel87,
For bill of material, assembling, and welding requirement, see drawing. -
(or ...see following drawing.)
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Daniel87
 
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Reply Thu 19 Dec, 2013 01:33 am
@dalehileman,
Which would you prefer:
1 For BOM and assembling and welding requirements, see drawing...
2 For BOM, assembling requirements and welding requirements, see drawing...
3 For BOM, assembling, and welding requirement, see drawing...

Can anyone refer to some grammar rule?

Thank you for your replies!
McTag
 
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Reply Thu 19 Dec, 2013 01:51 am
@Daniel87,

1.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 19 Dec, 2013 12:20 pm
@Daniel87,
Which would you prefer:

Quote:
1 For BOM and assembling and welding requirements, see drawing...
Okay but I'd have said "assembly"

Quote:
2 For BOM, assembling requirements and welding requirements, see drawing...
Nah, awkward, excessively wordy

Quote:
3 For BOM, assembling, and welding requirement, see drawing...
This probably best tho still prefer "assembly". However, it implies only a single welding requirement

These Dan are however only quickie judgments


Quote:
Can anyone refer to some grammar rule?
Good lord Dan, what involvement
Daniel87
 
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Reply Fri 20 Dec, 2013 08:15 am
@dalehileman,
Thank you for your replies! I knew that a link to a grammar rule was quite a stretch Smile
dalehileman
 
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Reply Fri 20 Dec, 2013 12:22 pm
@Daniel87,
Quote:
Thank you for your replies!
Not at all Dan

Quote:
I knew that a link to a grammar rule was quite a stretch
Quite. However there are bound to be a few tenuous links which will doubtless be noted by the zealous grammarians in an effort to render me limb by limb
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