今天课窝网小编为大家分享的是在AEAS考试中牛津逗号的不恰当使用可能会带来的歧义,各位同学在写作时,都会用到逗号吧?英文里逗号字符称作牛津逗号,看起来并不显眼,但是学术界强调,缺少这个逗号会造成歧义。
The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is a comma placed immediately before a conjunction such as “and” or “or” in a series of three or more terms, as in: “First, second, and third.”
While generally not used by journalists, the Oxford comma is often used in academic publications. Debate has raged for years about its use — opponents feel the extra comma is unnecessary, but supporters claim it helps resolve ambiguity.
牛津逗号: Oxford comma,或者叫serial comma,是放在并列连词 and 或 or 前面的逗号,如A, B,and C 。一般写成A, B and C。
案例
美国缅因州法律规定,1.5倍的加班费不包括以下情况:
The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of:(1) Agricultural produce;(2) Meat and fish products; and(3) Perishable foods.
运输的卡车司机应不应该得到1.5倍的加班费呢?他们集体起诉公司,认为应该有加班费。因为法律规定 packing for shipment or distribution of ... 被排除,而不是distributionof ... .被排除在加班费规定适用范围。初级法庭判卡车司机败诉。但是上诉法庭推翻了判决,判卡车司机胜诉,公司要支付1000万美元的加班费。
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