Re: CVS commit: basesrc/bin/ps

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

On Aug 9, 11:32pm, Geoff Wing wrote:
}
} Thomas Klausner <wiz%netbsd.org@localhost> typed:
} : Module Name:        basesrc
} : Committed By:       wiz
} : Date:               Wed Apr 24 08:58:34 UTC 2002
} : Modified Files:
} :     basesrc/bin/ps: ps.1
} : Log Message:
} : "a, b, c, and d", not "a, b, c and d".
} 
} I don't know how to put this politely, but is this just a wank or what?
} I've been using English v7.2 for decades.  Why did we need this upgrade
} to Englysh v8.0?

     Because it provides for additional clarity.  Without the "extra"
comma, you can't determine if "c and d" is to be treated as a single
entity or two seperate entities.  If you consistently use commas to
seperate items in a list, then it is explicit how "c" and "d" are to be
treated.  Of course, whether or not you use the "extra" comma depends
on who taught you English and when.  I always use it for the reason of
clarity.

}-- End of excerpt from Geoff Wing