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Mon 12 Dec, 2022 10:17 am
Could Anwar’s government bring back the High-Speed Rail? In a statement in January 2021, Anwar called the cancellation a mistake “both from a current economic standpoint and in terms of future benefits”, pointing out the economic opportunities it could have opened up, in drawing tourists, businesses and foreign direct investment.
Is the comma in bold optional?
Thanks.
@tanguatlay,
I would prefer the sentence without that comma but I'd put one after "businesses" — that's known as an "Oxford comma".
...pointing out the economic opportunities it could have opened up in drawing tourists, businesses, and foreign direct investment.
Thanks, hightor!
Is it a case of British vs American English if the comma were left out?
@tanguatlay,
I'm pretty sure the comma after "up" is not just optional; it's a grammatucal errir,
@tanguatlay,
Good to see you too, Roger!
@tanguatlay,
I agree with Thomas, it's wrong.
@hightor,
hightor wrote:
I would prefer the sentence without that comma but I'd put one after "businesses" — that's known as an "Oxford comma".
...pointing out the economic opportunities it could have opened up in drawing tourists, businesses, and foreign direct investment.
Is putting a comma after "business" an American English way?
@tanguatlay,
No, Oxford is a top university in the UK.
The Oxford comma is optional.
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