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Asking [this other
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/3368/does-
this-%E3%81%A8-mean-and-or-with) has reminded me of another confusion I often
have, one of my long standing bad habits that you'd think I'd have sorted
after all this time in Japan.

I'm never quite sure how to end a list of two or more things. So, I want to
say "I like apples and oranges."

Saying it this way seems weird, because of having `と` and `が` together. It
just feels weird in my mouth.

> りんごとオレンジとが好{す}きだ。

This next option also feels weird, though, because it's like saying, "apples
and oranges and like".

> りんごとオレンジと好{す}きだ。

Which is right? Or are both wrong?

Does it make a difference if there's more than two items?

> りんごとオレンジとパパイヤと(が)好{す}きだ。
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grammar particle-と
Does a list using と end with が?
The most usual way is to attach と to all alternatives except for the last one:

> りんごとオレンジが好きだ。  
>  りんごとオレンジとパパイヤが好きだ。

(Unrelated note: “papaya” is usually パパイヤ rather than パパヤ in Japanese.)

Attaching と to all alternatives including the last one is acceptable.

> りんごとオレンジとが好きだ。  
>  りんごとオレンジとパパイヤとが好きだ。

I heard that in older days, と was always attached to all alternatives, but I
do not have anything to back up this claim.

The following are ungrammatical.

> りんごとオレンジと好きだ。  
>  りんごとオレンジとパパイヤと好きだ。
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