Correct Comma Usage with String of “or”
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Is this comma usage correct with the sentence? I placed them more to add a pause after each listed item, but if it is grammatically incorrect I'm not sure I want to use it.
"It wasn’t wandering down Locust Walk, or enjoying warm, buttery Insomnia cookies, or even realizing I could make daily visits to the Reading Terminal Market that persuaded me to choose the . . ."
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Is this comma usage correct with the sentence? I placed them more to add a pause after each listed item, but if it is grammatically incorrect I'm not sure I want to use it.
"It wasn’t wandering down Locust Walk, or enjoying warm, buttery Insomnia cookies, or even realizing I could make daily visits to the Reading Terminal Market that persuaded me to choose the . . ."
Thank you!
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"It wasn’t wandering down Locust Walk, or enjoying warm, buttery Insomnia cookies, or even realizing I could make daily visits to the Reading Terminal Market that persuaded me to choose the . . ."
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Is this comma usage correct with the sentence? I placed them more to add a pause after each listed item, but if it is grammatically incorrect I'm not sure I want to use it.
"It wasn’t wandering down Locust Walk, or enjoying warm, buttery Insomnia cookies, or even realizing I could make daily visits to the Reading Terminal Market that persuaded me to choose the . . ."
Thank you!
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"It wasn’t wandering down Locust Walk or enjoying warm, buttery Insomnia cookies, or even realizing I could make daily visits to the Reading Terminal Market that persuaded me to choose the..."
Remove the first comma and all is well.
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