brennan@iuvax.UUCP (11/09/84)
From net.lang.c.nestedloopbreak: >>>While I thought the referenced article was pretty good all-in-all, >>>the "managers, students, and other children" flame was low. >> >>It was "managers, students and other children, ..." (note the commas) >>which is quite different. >>-- Jim Balter, INTERACTIVE Systems (ima!jim) > >Contrary to your note, there is no difference between >"managers, students, and other children" and >"managers, students and other children" -- they have the same >meaning. Check for example Fowler's book on English Usage or >a modern style manual, like that of the New York Times. > Charlie Martin > (...mcnc!duke!crm) To which I say: Sorry Charlie! I don't care what Fowler or the New York Times says. "managers, students and other children" does not imply that managers are children. "managers, students, and other children" does! I'd say that's a big difference. JD Brennan ...!ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!brennan (USENET) Brennan@Indiana (CSNET) Brennan.Indiana@CSnet-Relay (ARPA)