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Is it correct to use the conjunction “or” more than twice in one sentence?

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00:00 Is It Correct To Use The Conjunction “Or” More Than Twice In One Sentence?
00:16 Accepted Answer Score 7
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The statement as you gave it might occur in speech, but forms joined in this manner are not preferred in writing. Instead, separate the items with a comma, and put or only before the last item:

You may use X, Y, Z, or even something else.

This is effectively the same as the rule for lists of items joined by and.

(Oxford comma forever!)