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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Can I omit repeated phrases after period or semicolon?

I want you to be potent; to do good when you can and to hold your wit and your intelligence like a shield against other people's wantonness. And above all, to laugh and enjoy yourself in a life of your own choosing and in a world of your own making. I want you to be strong and aggressive and tough and resilient and full of feeling. I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

I think "I want you to" is omitted before "to do good" and "to laugh" in my example.
If so, I'd like to know whether I can omit repeated phrases after period or semicolon.

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

park sang joon I think "I want you to" is omitted before "to do good" and "to laugh" in my example. Yes. park sang joon If so, I'd like to know whether I can omit repeated phrases after period or semicolon.

— Mister Micawber

  • park sang joon I think "I want you to" is omitted before "to do good" and "to laugh" in my example.
  • Yes.
  • park sang joon If so, I'd like to know whether I can omit repeated phrases after period or semicolon.
  • Sometimes; it depends upon how accomplished a writer you are.
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park sang joonI think "I want you to" is omitted before "to do good" and "to laugh" in my example.
Yes.
park sang joonIf so, I'd like to know whether I can omit repeated phrases after period or semicolon.
Sometimes; it depends upon how accomplished a writer you are.
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Thank you, Mr.Mciawber, very much for your another kind answer. Emotion: smile
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park sang joon, how about general native speakers?
They don't write very well.
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