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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Could you explain me the meaning?? (punctuation)

1font00Hello, you all!!02font02br
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01font00Here is a question about meaning. If I use commas in different positions, although both are correct, it has a different meaning!! But what is it?? I'd be very grateful if anybody could explain me because I cannot understand it!!02font02br
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01font001. He said, loud and clear to me, that he was not the right man for the job.02br
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002. He said loud and clear, to me, that he was not the right man for the job.02font02br
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01font00Cheers 05002font010id1
  

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02br 02br 00In 1) - he said it in general and I heard it loudly and clearly. 02br 02br 00In 2) He said it only to me. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00In 1) - he said it in general and I heard it loudly and clearly.
  • 02br 02br 00In 2) He said it only to me.
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0He said that he was not the right man for the job.02br
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00In 1) - he said it in general and I heard it loudly and clearly. He may have been talking to a whole crowd of people.02br
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00In 2) He said it only to me. (in a loud and clear way).0-
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1font00Thanks very much!!!02font02br
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01font00cheers02font0-
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0 Kekel,02br
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00 On a completely different point, we don't use 01i00explain me02i00 for that meaning in English. Leave out the 01i00me02i00 or add 01i00to me02i00, like this:02br
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01i00Could you explain the meaning? 02i00(We know that we're explaining it to 
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1font00CalifJim, 02font02br
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01font00wow!! I didn't know it. 05000 Thanks a lot for explaining that (not to me anymore!!!) 05102font02br
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01font00That's why I'm so found of this Forum!!02font02br
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