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Does anyone know where the commas go in the following sentence: "Thus, I am assured, and can assure you that I have what it takes..."?  I'd appreciate it.  Thanks.

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

You have a repetition here, which confuses the reader.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Does anyone know where the commas go in the following sentence: "Thus, I am assured, and can assure you that I have what it takes..."? I'd appreciate it.

There are sutuations where commas are generally considerd necessary, and other situations in which commas can often be a matter of personal choice, to reflect the writer's attempts to help the reader to understand the meaning. Another way to look at it is that commas can reflect the way the sentence would be spoken, in terms of brief pauses.

I would readily accept the first two sentences below, and the third one a little more reluctantly.

"I am assured, and can assure you, that I have what it takes..."

"Thus, I am assured and can assure you that I have what it takes..."

"Thus I am assured and can assure you that I have what it takes..."

Best wishes, Clive

BarbaraPA · Answer

If you are asking because you want to use this sentence in a cover letter, you may just want to rewrite:

Thus, I can assure you that I am confident that I have what it takes...

(That's just one examle of how you can rewrite.)

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