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In the following sentences, which sentence is correct in the punctuation system?
- As the game proceeds we hear the umpire calling out: zero-1; 1-1; 3-2; or 6-8 as the case may be.
- As the game proceeds we hear the umpire calling out zero-1, 1-1, 3-2, or 6-8 as the case may be.
Use commas for a list unless one (or more) of the items contains an internal comma, in which case you use semicolons for the list:
None of your list items contain a comma, so the list itself can use commas.
