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On the other hand, in (4a), if you don’t know who Alia Shawkat is, then you may reasonably conclude that the commas are intended to indicate an appositive and that Alia Shawkat is my Congresswoman. (4b) is clearer; since Alia Shawkat and Michael Cera can’t both be my Congresswoman, it’s clear that I was constructing a three-item list.
The serial, Harvard, or Oxford comma « Motivated Grammar 2008
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On the other hand, in (4a), if you don’t know who Alia Shawkat is, then you may reasonably conclude that the commas are intended to indicate an appositive and that Alia Shawkat is my Congresswoman. (4b) is clearer; since Alia Shawkat and Michael Cera can’t both be my Congresswoman, it’s clear that I was constructing a three-item list.
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In this case, as you note, meta-knowledge of who Alia Shawkat is can help to clarify the sentence*, but a willful misreading is to assume that the reader doesn’t, and to restructure accordingly.
The serial, Harvard, or Oxford comma « Motivated Grammar 2008
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Mr. Moustapha is related through marriage to the deputy chief of staff of the Syrian army, Gen. Assef Shawkat , President Assad's brother-in-law.
Syria Threatens Dissidents Around Globe, U.S. Says Jay Solomon 2011
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Mahmoud Shawkat, a 28-year-old computer engineer, said his Libyan neighbor was shot in the head during a protest in Green Square.
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The president's brother-in-law, Assef Shawkat, is deputy chief of the Syrian army.
U.S. Seeks to Raise Heat on Syria Jay Solomon 2011
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Alia Shawkat (the girl cousin on Arrested Development) is a standout as the best friend.
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The killing machine of the Fourth Division and the Presidential Guard under Maher Assad and Assaf Shawkat is working extra time, as the uprising is moving to a new stage.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Now Libya, But What About Syria? Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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Several high level Syrian government officials were also implicated - including President Assad's brother-in-law Assef Shawkat, who at the time was chief of the Syrian intelligence service.
Adla Massoud: Lebanon and the STL Adla Massoud 2010
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Several high level Syrian government officials were also implicated - including President Assad's brother-in-law Assef Shawkat, who at the time was chief of the Syrian intelligence service.
Adla Massoud: Lebanon and the STL Adla Massoud 2010
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