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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Help with punctuation

How would you punctuate this sentence for my college admissions essay:

Song lyrics magazines and slang the real world stimuli of my quest for Spanish stretched my mind while increasing my affinity for languages and my desire to learn more.

Thanks all!!
  

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Hi, I assume you are the person who wrote this, so you should know what it means. I have difficulty understanding what it means. I'm not, for example, sure what you want the subject to be.

— Clive

  • Hi, I assume you are the person who wrote this, so you should know what it means.
  • I have difficulty understanding what it means.
  • I'm not, for example, sure what you want the subject to be.
  • Is it 'song lyrics magazines and slang'?
  • Is it 'the real world stimuli'?
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Hi,



I assume you are the person who wrote this, so you should know what it means.



I have difficulty understanding what it means.

I'm not, for example, sure what you want the subject to be.

Is it 'song lyrics magazines and slang'?

Is it 'the real world stimuli'?



Can you add punctuation to help me understand it b
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Sure, and thanks for answering!

Song lyrics, magazines, and slang -- the real world stimuli of my quest for Spanish -- stretched my mind while increasing my affinity for languages and my desire to learn more.
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Hi,

Song lyrics, magazines, and slang -- the real world stimuli of my quest for Spanish -- stretched my mind while increasing my affinity for languages and my desire to learn more.

Obviously, that's much better. The punctuation is fine to me, although I don't like dashes in a formal essay. But perhaps an admissions essay can be a little less formal?



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