Subj : Grammar in the Bar
To   : Gleb Hlebov
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Tue Jul 02 2024 15:01:20


Hi, Gleb Hlebov!
I read your message from 01.07.2024 04:56

 AK>>>> The comma before "and" is just an unnecessary thing that
 AK>>>> provides anything to make the understanding more clear.
 AH>>> It's a matter of style, not an absolute requirement, and some
 AH>>> people recommend using it only when it's needed to avoid
 AH>>> confusion: Through the window I saw John, a basketball player and
 AH>>> a friend of mine.
 AK>> Are there three of them? ;-)

 GH> Now that I'm reading it I indeed see 3 different persons.

;-)

 AK>> If we have a good list (of names, for instance) we would have:
 AK>> Through the window I saw John, Peter and Paul, who staggered out
 AK>> from the pub.

 GH> Does "who" indicate all of them, or just Paul?

As the person who had seen it through the window ;) I can say that they were drunk all. And indeed, just think,  If two of them were sober why on earth they had went to the pub? ;-)

Bye, Gleb!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2024

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