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Use of commas when naming multiple family members

 
 
Reply Sat 6 Sep, 2014 04:03 pm
How should I use commas when naming multiple family members in a sentence? For example: I live with my mother, June Smith, my brother, Robert Smith, my sister, Jenna Smith, and my cousin, Avery Johnson.

Should I be using semicolons after each person's name instead of commas?
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Lustig Andrei
 
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Reply Sat 6 Sep, 2014 10:44 pm
@SarahDee,
Using semi-colons would not be incorrect here but there's nothing wrong with the way you have it, using just commas.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Sun 7 Sep, 2014 03:46 am
In American style as it has developed over the last few decades, the trend is to use fewer commas and other punctuation marks. In that style, you would certainly dispense with the next to last comma. In fact, you might write:

"I live with my mother June Smith, my brother Robert Smith, my sister Jenna Smith and my cousin Avery Johnson."

But suit yourself. Please leave semi-colons alone unless you have an independent clause followed by a dependent clause, or two independent clauses in the same sentence.
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