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HifaMo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

half price

Please is the following sentence correct?

If you quote Jean half price for the item he will be offended.

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Top answer

I would put a comma after "item". For me, "quote Jean half price for the item" means "offer to sell the item to Jean for half the usual price". I wonder why this would offend anyone.

— GPY

  • I would put a comma after "item".
  • For me, "quote Jean half price for the item" means "offer to sell the item to Jean for half the usual price".
  • I wonder why this would offend anyone.
  • e.
  • offer to pay half the price asked).
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I would put a comma after "item". For me, "quote Jean half price for the item" means "offer to sell the item to Jean for half the usual price". I wonder why this would offend anyone. I wonder whether you might mean "offer Jean half price" (i.e. offer to pay half the price asked).
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Yes, I meant the second meaning.

Thank you!
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