Should we use a semicolon before ‘and’ in simple lists?

I am so sure I am listing things in a sentence which includes commas between internal parts (not only the first part) but also among external parts (like the last part) in a sentence! Why am I writing ‘and’ at the end of the sentence? I arrange

interviews on the London Daily News, do review and write reviews of the local London happenings.

Could someone tell me the ultimate answer.

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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on July 7, 2021.
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I mean without the quotation marks (semicolons) ;-(,-(….) You can not use that space ;p). I would compose it like the

following: “I arrange interviews through phone and film, co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel and I write blog posts, articles and reviews of local London events. ” Semi-colons

join two closely related sentences without the need of a conjunction. ”

Answered on July 24, 2021.
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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on July 24, 2021.
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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on July 26, 2021.
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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on July 28, 2021.
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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on August 2, 2021.
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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on August 2, 2021.
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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on August 3, 2021.
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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on August 5, 2021.
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This is often called the “super-comma” function of the semicolon: it acts as a higher “level” of comma to separate list items when at least one of the items contains a comma. I’ve used X=X* Y= Z.” about my order. I use Z and write the Z! 2.

I arrange interviews through phone and film ; co-ordinate the editorial team’s travel ; and write blog posts, articles, and reviews of local events.

(This should make it easier to see that you didn’t need the last “I” in your sentence, asJohn Lawler notes in his comment.) If you could mark “I” all the items as “must-be” you would be able to do at least one item. How can we practice the same construction with all three list items?

Much of what is written before items in a list is a comma, and many times not, it ultimately boils down to taste and whether the style guide we’re working with requires it. If you don’t use the Oxford comma, you might be tempted to leave out the final semicolon in a sentence like the one above. Which is a bad idea. If you have a complicated list then try to include the first quarter of the sentence and try to not reread it several times.

Answered on August 7, 2021.
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