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How many commas?
I want to know, need to know how all these things work.
How many commas?
Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 7 years
Chicago 6 years
Brooklyn, NY 12 years
Baltimore 26 years
How many commas?
Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 7 years
Chicago 6 years
Brooklyn, NY 12 years
Baltimore 26 years
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[nq:1]I want to know, need to know how all these things work. [/nq] One more than given above. com/english /
- [nq:1]I want to know, need to know how all these things work.
- [/nq] One more than given above.
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[nq:1]I want to know, need to know how all these things work. How many commas?[/nq]
One more than given above.
Cordially,
Eric Walker, Owlcroft House
http://owlcroft.com/english/
One more than given above.
Cordially,
Eric Walker, Owlcroft House
http://owlcroft.com/english/
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[nq:1]I want to know, need to know how all these things work. How many commas?[/nq]
One more - after the second 'know'.
One more - after the second 'know'.
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[nq:1]I want to know, need to know how all these things work. How many commas?[/nq]
I wouldn't put any commas at all. I'd write "I want to know need (1) to know how all these things work" if I was(2) quoting something someone said, but if I were(2) expressing my own thoughts I'd write "I need to know how all these things work".
(1) Emphasis seems necessary, as I can't easily imagine someon
I wouldn't put any commas at all. I'd write "I want to know need (1) to know how all these things work" if I was(2) quoting something someone said, but if I were(2) expressing my own thoughts I'd write "I need to know how all these things work".
(1) Emphasis seems necessary, as I can't easily imagine someon
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[nq:1]I wouldn't put any commas at all. I'd write "I want to know need (1) to know ... me the first time, as it's expressing a possibility, whereas "were" seems better the second time, as it's counterfactual. Opinions?[/nq]
Both are subjunctive, even if you might have actually written the quoted material previously, since that event would have been incidental to now saying how you would punctu
Both are subjunctive, even if you might have actually written the quoted material previously, since that event would have been incidental to now saying how you would punctu
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[nq:1]I wouldn't put any commas at all. I'd write "I want to know need (1) to know ... me the first time, as it's expressing a possibility, whereas "were" seems better the second time, as it's counterfactual. Opinions?[/nq]
Both are subjunctive, even if you might have actually written the quoted material previously, since that event would have been incidental to now saying how you would punctu
Both are subjunctive, even if you might have actually written the quoted material previously, since that event would have been incidental to now saying how you would punctu
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[nq:1]I wouldn't put any commas at all. I'd write "I want to know need (1) to know ... me the first time, as it's expressing a possibility, whereas "were" seems better the second time, as it's counterfactual. Opinions?[/nq]
Both are subjunctive, even if you might have actually written the quoted material previously, since that event would have been incidental to now saying how you would punctu
Both are subjunctive, even if you might have actually written the quoted material previously, since that event would have been incidental to now saying how you would punctu
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[nq:1]I want to know, need to know how all these things work. How many commas? Posters should say where ... in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 7 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years[/nq]
I would have inserted a second comma after "need to know," but otherwise, I would have phrased the sentence as, "I want to know and need to know how all these things work," or "I wa
I would have inserted a second comma after "need to know," but otherwise, I would have phrased the sentence as, "I want to know and need to know how all these things work," or "I wa
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