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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Four-color pictures on cheap paper
Iron Man, Spiderman, Batman, X-Men, and of course, Superman; all these great movie heroes began life as four-color pictures on cheap paper.
Hi,
For a start, what does "four-color" in the above refer to?
Second, is the semicolon in the middle of the sentence right? Is it better to use just a comma?
Last, does "began life" amount to "started out?" Thanks.
Hi,
For a start, what does "four-color" in the above refer to?
Second, is the semicolon in the middle of the sentence right? Is it better to use just a comma?
Last, does "began life" amount to "started out?" Thanks.
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Hi Angliholic For a start, what does "four-color" in the above refer to? The traditional four colours used in printing: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. org/wiki/Four_Color_Comics " was also the title of an American comic book anthology.
- Hi Angliholic For a start, what does "four-color" in the above refer to?
- The traditional four colours used in printing: cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
- org/wiki/Four_Color_Comics " was also the title of an American comic book anthology.
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Hi
AngliholicFor a start, what does "four-color" in the above refer to?The traditional four colours used in printing: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Color_Comics" was also the title of an American comic book anthology.
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A semi-colon functions as a period (full stop). The words before the semi-colon in this case do not make up a sentence, so it is incorrect. Possible solutions: 1) use a dash (many people here don't like that); 2) use a colon; 3) say, [remove semi-colon] "all began their lives as great movie heroes as....."
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