Thoughts on comma rule...

[manephelien]

There are so many things to think about. I usually omit the comma before the last term in a list, but not always. Stems from the fact that I learned English in the UK as a teenager, but at some point, since well over half of my exposure to the language is American, to switch to American spelling, vocabulary(,) and style. That said, as a professional free-lance translator, I'll go by the wishes of my clients and need to know both.

How do you feel about commas after i. e.? I. e., or i. e. for you?

 

[Cloud]

use a comma after and a semicolon before.

From the Gregg Reference Manual, Rule 181:

"In general, when two independent clauses are linked by a transitional expression such as for example (e.g.), namely, or that is (i.e.), use a semicolon before the expression and a comma afterward."