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How to use quotes in a list with commas
This is a sentence that I wrote:
In the text, words such as greenbacks, ironclads, and blockade were used.
However, I think there should be quotations around the words. How would I place them? ...
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Either and vs. Either or
(1) In this question on math.SE a question about the meaning of 'either' before a list which ends with 'and'. The meaning of
either a, b, c, or d
is from this answer sort of clear in that it means ...
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What does this mean: “Avoid oral calcium, dairy products, shark cartilage & exercise during the medication.”
I found this behind a medicine. At first thought, the sentence looks like it suggests avoiding exercise during the medication. However, I remember reading somewhere that in US English, when there is a ...
