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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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In this sentence: "The yellow spoons and forks." How would I rephrase it so one wouldn't assume the forks are also yellow? Someone suggested I say: "The forks and yellow spoons". Is this the only way?

Would adding a comma here work? "The yellow spoons, and forks."

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Anonymous How would I rephrase it so one wouldn't assume the forks are also yellow? the spoons that were yellow and the forks that were not the yellow spoons and the non-yellow forks the yellow spoons and the red forks the yellow spoons and the blue forks ... the spoons and forks, only the spoons being yellow, ...

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous How would I rephrase it so one wouldn't assume the forks are also yellow?
  • the spoons that were yellow and the forks that were not the yellow spoons and the non-yellow forks the yellow spoons and the red forks the yellow spoons and the blue forks ...
  • the spoons and forks, only the spoons being yellow, ...
  • Commas won't help, in my opinion.
  • CJ
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AnonymousHow would I rephrase it so one wouldn't assume the forks are also yellow?
the spoons that were yellow and the forks that were not
the yellow spoons and the non-yellow forks

the yellow spoons and the red forks
the yellow spoons and the blue forks
...
the spoons and forks, only the spoons being yellow, ...

Commas won't
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