tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836424929140738524.post1557775899007798536..comments2023-10-29T12:58:50.292+00:00Comments on The Ginger Liberal from Medway: Libdems are "Insignificant" says Nadine DorriesChris Samshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06042471123646388825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836424929140738524.post-22714714396393371172012-03-28T13:39:38.932+01:002012-03-28T13:39:38.932+01:00minor editing point: when discussing constituency ...minor editing point: when discussing constituency splitting, do you mean "Bedford & Hitchin, and Harpenden", or "Bedford, and Hitchin & Harpenden". The ampersand is very useful for disambiguation when the "and" is part of the name of something that appears in a list of things. Normally ampersands should not be used in paragraph text as a substitute for "and", but I think an exception should be made in this situation.<br />"... Mid Bedfordshire will be split between North Bedfordshire, South West Bedfordshire, Bedford and Hitchin & Harpenden"<br />much clearer than what you have written.<br />The so-called Oxford comma is another option.Alex Macfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583248255801362106noreply@blogger.com