Jessica Hische

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  To: Benfal and mono
  Re: The use of the comma before "and":

  A list of my favorite bands:
  Nirvana, The Beatles, U2, Sonny and Cher and The Police.

  Is it "Sonny and Cher"?
  or "Cher and The Police"?

  You could be miscommunicating that "Sonny" is one band, and "Cher and The Police" are another band.

  Conclusion: The comma before and is always necessary. It not only separates the subjects, but reflect on the pause a person uses in while speaking a list of subjects.

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  • It's probably different in Canadian.raf
  • Oxford commaalbums
  • Regardless, it should be left in to mirror the pace in which people verbally list things out.CanHasQBN
  • People always give a slight pause before saying the word "and".CanHasQBN
  • my error, you're rightbenfal99

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