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Punctuation

The main incidents of inconsistency in punctuation are with series, with quotation marks, and with introductory phrases.

INCONSISTENT
CONSISTENT
the apples, oranges, and pears on one page and the apples, oranges and pears on the next
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the apples, oranges, and pears on one page and the apples, oranges, and pears on the next
France, Germany, and Switzerland on one page and France, Germany and Switzerland on the next
CHANGE TO
France, Germany, and Switzerland on one page and France, Germany, and Switzerland on the next
the "health gap." on one page and the "health gap". on the next
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the "health gap." on one page and the "health gap." on the next
In 1990 the Russians... on one page and In 1990, the Russians... on the next
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In 1990 the Russians... on one page and In 1990 the Russians... on the next
After the war they... on one page and After the war, they... on the next
CHANGE TO
After the war they... on one page and After the war they... on the next

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