rule_02.dita

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    <title>Rule 2</title>
    <shortdesc>In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each
        term except the last.</shortdesc>
    <conbody>
        <p>Thus write,</p>
        <lq>red, white, and blue</lq>
        <lq>gold, silver, or copper</lq>
        <lq>He opened the letter, read it, and made a note of its contents.</lq>
        <p>This is also the usage of the Government Printing Office and of the Oxford University
            Press.</p>
        <p>In the names of business firms the last comma is omitted, as,</p>
        <lq>Brown, Shipley &amp; Co.</lq>
    </conbody>
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