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It did introduce ambiguity though. Without the comma it is 100% clear that sentence lists 3 people.
by pianom4n 6mo ago
It did introduce ambiguity though. Without the comma it is 100% clear that sentence lists 3 people.
- mikebenfield 6mo agoPractically that would be very likely to be the case to the reader, but grammatically no, it's still ambiguous. > They went to Oregon with Betty, a maid and a cook. Betty could be both a maid and a cook. So there is still ambiguity.