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Laborious Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Does it sound awkward without a pause in spoken or commas in writing
- The problem is we know very little.
Do we need to separate "we know" with commas, or is it OK without the commas?
- The problem is, we know, very little.
Thank you!
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Laborious The problem is we know very little. This has two interpretations, so you can't just leave it like that. 1) The problem is this: We don't know very much.
- Laborious The problem is we know very little.
- This has two interpretations, so you can't just leave it like that.
- 1) The problem is this: We don't know very much.
- 2) We know that the problem is very small.
- I would solve the ambiguity as follows: 1a) The problem is that we know very little.
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LaboriousThe problem is we know very little.
This has two interpretations, so you can't just leave it like that.
1) The problem is this: We don't know very much.
2) We know that the problem is very small.
I would solve the ambiguity as follows:
1a) The problem is that we know very little.
2a) We know that t
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