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Britta
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Oxford comma
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January 19, 2022, 03:58:22 pm »
The XYZ controller interlock and the chamber interlock are invalidated.
MS Word wants to put a comma after the first "interlock". Is this a so-called Oxford comma?
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If it's not used by a native speaker it's not idiomatic. And idiom trumps grammar every time. Jack Wilkerson
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January 19, 2022, 05:09:41 pm »
As I understand it, the Oxford comma comes after the last in a list of adjectives. For example: the old, grey, wooden, shed.
So... no!
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/what-is-the-oxford-comma-and-why-do-people-care-so-much-about-it/
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January 20, 2022, 08:27:30 am »
Then: do I need a comma after the first interlock?
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I would say no.
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Thanks
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