出典： TED-Ed Say you're helping plan a friend's party, and he sends you a text asking you to "bring Bob, a DJ and a clown." say … ～と仮定する、～としておく You're pretty impressed. You had no idea Bob was so multitalented . multitalented … 多才な But when the day arrives, it turns out that he's not, and you were supposed to bring three different people. As you and Bob sit at the silent, clownless party, it occurs to you that the confusion could've been avoided simply by using another comma after DJ. This final comma in a list, placed directly before the main conjunction , such as and, or, or nor, is called the serial comma, or Oxford comma. conjunction … 接続詞 And it has long driven grammar nerds crazy because even major language institutions can't agree on whether it should be used. nerd … おたく、専門ばか Ironically , the Oxford comma is more common in the United States, where it's recommended by the MLA, the Chicago Style Manual, and the US Gover...
