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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
An Inherent Pause
Okay, so this is said ardently and with indignation:
"Would it not be, out of our love for mankind, an obligation and privilege to put an end to him and everything he stands for once and for all?"
With the italics (used for emphasis on those precise words) set in place, is the implicit pause before "once" clear when reading that, because I feel a pause when I hear him say it in my head?
"Would it not be, out of our love for mankind, an obligation and privilege to put an end to him and everything he stands for once and for all?"
With the italics (used for emphasis on those precise words) set in place, is the implicit pause before "once" clear when reading that, because I feel a pause when I hear him say it in my head?
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Hi, I feel it, too, so I would put a comma before 'once'. That's what commas are for, to mark pauses. Clive
- Hi, I feel it, too, so I would put a comma before 'once'.
- That's what commas are for, to mark pauses.
- Clive
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Hi,
I feel it, too, so I would put a comma before 'once'.
That's what commas are for, to mark pauses.
I feel it, too, so I would put a comma before 'once'.
That's what commas are for, to mark pauses.
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And a comma wouldn't be grammatically incorrect there? If the pause is felt without it, I wouldn't want to be excessive.
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Hi,
And a comma wouldn't be grammatically incorrect there?
No.
A comma before 'once' ensures that the reader does not parse the sentence as
Would it not be, out of our love for mankind, an obligation and privilege to put an end to him and ( everything he s
And a comma wouldn't be grammatically incorrect there?
No.
A comma before 'once' ensures that the reader does not parse the sentence as
Would it not be, out of our love for mankind, an obligation and privilege to put an end to him and ( everything he s
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So should I put a comma after "him" as well, then, to make a clause out of "and everything he stands for"?
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