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From: brennan@iuvax.UUCP
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Subject: A, B & C =? A, B, & C
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Date: Fri, 9-Nov-84 14:26:00 EST
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From net.lang.c.nestedloopbreak:

>>>While I thought the referenced article was pretty good all-in-all,
>>>the "managers, students, and other children" flame was low.
>>
>>It was "managers, students and other children, ..." (note the commas)
>>which is quite different.
>>-- Jim Balter, INTERACTIVE Systems (ima!jim)
>
>Contrary to your note, there is no difference between
>"managers, students, and other children" and
>"managers, students and other children" -- they have the same
>meaning.  Check for example Fowler's book on English Usage or
>a modern style manual, like that of the New York Times.
>				Charlie Martin
>				(...mcnc!duke!crm)
To which I say:
Sorry Charlie!  I don't care what Fowler or the New York Times says.
"managers, students and other children" does not imply that managers
are children.  "managers, students, and other children" does!  I'd say
that's a big difference.

JD Brennan
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