Semicolons in a Series
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- Nadrzędna kategoria: Grammar Slammer
- Kategoria: Semicolons and Colons
When the items in a series themselves contain commas, separate the items with semicolons.
Incorrect: We visited Erie, Pennsylvania, Buffalo, New York, and Toronto, Ontario.
(Confusing. Semicolons needed to make clear distinctions.)Correct: We visited Erie, Pennsylvania; Buffalo, New York; and Toronto, Ontario.
See also Commas in a Series.
