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doc: be concise about serial commas
There is no need to hedge bets on the serial comma. Simply instruct people to use it. PR-URL: #17384 Reviewed-By: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Alexey Orlenko <eaglexrlnk@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Myles Borins <myles.borins@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Jon Moss <me@jonathanmoss.me> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de>
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* American English spelling is preferred. "Capitalize" vs. "Capitalise",
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"color" vs. "colour", etc.
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* Though controversial, the [Oxford comma][] is preferred for clarity's sake.
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* Use [serial commas][].
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* Generally avoid personal pronouns in reference documentation ("I", "you",
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"we").
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* Pronouns are acceptable in more colloquial documentation, like guides.
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[Em dashes]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash
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[Javascript type]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Grammar_and_types#Data_structures_and_types
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[Oxford comma]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma
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[serial commas]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma
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[The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Manual_of_Style_and_Usage
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