Is there a technical name for the thing going on in this sentence:
"He went downstairs and picked up his phone, wallet, keys, and was surprised by a knock at his front door."
Like, I know there should be an "and" before "keys", but is there a snappy and recognisable way to refer to the specific error being committed here? There's a podcast I enjoy that does this 2-3x an episode and it totally yanks me out of whatever the guy is talking about whenever it happens, but since I lack any kind of concise third-party explanation of why it's 'wrong', I feel unable to effectively complain about it.
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Is there a technical name for the thing going on in this sentence:
"He went downstairs and picked up his phone, wallet, keys, and was surprised by a knock at his front door."
Like, I know there should be an "and" before "keys", but is there a snappy and recognisable way to refer to the specific error being committed here? There's a podcast I enjoy that does this 2-3x an episode and it totally yanks me out of whatever the guy is talking about whenever it happens, but since I lack any kind of concise third-party explanation of why it's 'wrong', I feel unable to effectively complain about it.
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