Long ago, when we worked for a newspaper (remember those?), we were told never to use a comma before the third element in a simple sequence. As we argue in our book, however, it can make writing a bit more clear if it's consistently included.
Anyhoo, we're really only posting this here and going on at length because it's April 1. This has to be a joke, right?
Thanks to Lance for the submission.
5 comments:
I would indeed use the serial comma (always hated journalistic style for that reason), and if I were drunk and pregnant and had an antenna handy, installing, eating, or throwing the antenna at spouse would probably not even be a thought. But who knows?
This sequence is anything but simple.
Peg and Adam, thanks for the chuckles.
It's not a joke. Here's the real PDF: http://www.antennasdirect.com/pdf/generic_instructions.pdf
The warning is at the bottom of page 2.
Perhaps one should not be both pregnant and drunk either.
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