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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
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Can you believe that only...
Hi
Could you please tell me if this informally written sentence is acceptable (even in informal writing)? Please see the yellow parts.
Can you believe-and I swear-only two days ago, I realized a fault - of course minor - in his character, and I, I think, didn't handle it nicely.
No question mark. Why?
Can we realize the fault?
I, I think, didn't...(is this construction OK?)
Thanks,
Tom
Could you please tell me if this informally written sentence is acceptable (even in informal writing)? Please see the yellow parts.
Can you believe-
No question mark. Why?
Can we realize the fault?
I, I think, didn't...(is this construction OK?)
Thanks,
Tom
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Hi, Could you please tell me if this informally written sentence is acceptable (even in informal writing)? Please see the yellow parts. Can you believe and I swear only two days ago, I realized a fault - of course minor - in his character, and I, I think, didn't handle it nicely.
- Hi, Could you please tell me if this informally written sentence is acceptable (even in informal writing)?
- Please see the yellow parts.
- Can you believe and I swear only two days ago, I realized a fault - of course minor - in his character, and I, I think, didn't handle it nicely.
- No question mark.
- Why?
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Hi,
Could you please tell me if this informally written sentence is acceptable (even in informal writing)? Please see the yellow parts.
Can you believeand I swearonly two days ago, I realized a fault - of course minor - in his character, and I, I think, didn't handle it nicely.
No question mark. Why?
Can we realize the
Could you please tell me if this informally written sentence is acceptable (even in informal writing)? Please see the yellow parts.
Can you believe
No question mark. Why?
Can we realize the
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Thanks, Clive.
Do you find this sentence perfectly natural now?
Can you believe - and I swear - only two days ago, I discovered a flaw, of course minor, in his character, and I (I think) didn't handle it nicely.
My two questions are:
Should I use a question mark or a period in the end?
Can I use inversion: did I
Do you find this sentence perfectly natural now?
Can you believe - and I swear - only two days ago, I discovered a flaw, of course minor, in his character, and I (I think) didn't handle it nicely.
My two questions are:
Should I use a question mark or a period in the end?
Can I use inversion: did I
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Hi,
Do you find this sentence perfectly natural now?
Can you believe - and I swear - only two days ago, I discovered a flaw, of course minor, in his character, and I (I think) didn't handle it nicely.
My two questions are:
Should I use a question mark or a period in the end? In theory, yes, although it's a rhetorical question.
Do you find this sentence perfectly natural now?
Can you believe - and I swear - only two days ago, I discovered a flaw, of course minor, in his character, and I (I think) didn't handle it nicely.
My two questions are:
Should I use a question mark or a period in the end? In theory, yes, although it's a rhetorical question.
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