Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The little word “and,” we probably all know, is a conjunction. It connects things: “She is tall and thin” means she is ...

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Usually, we use a comma when listing items in a clause. In such a situation, the process is often concluded with ‘and’. This means that the comma ceases to appear after listing the second to the last ...