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Daithy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

How to puntuate coordinating cunjunction with the word rather?

"Do you have any friends on Facebook that you don't actually know, or rather you know then only via internet?"

Is it correct and why?

Thank you good people.
  

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" Is it correct and why? Not quite. Say Do you have any friends on Facebook that you don't actually know , or rather that you know only via the interne t?

— Clive

  • " Is it correct and why?
  • Not quite.
  • Say Do you have any friends on Facebook that you don't actually know , or rather that you know only via the interne t?
  • A longer version, to show the underlying structure, is this.
  • Do you have any friends on Facebook that you don't actually know, or rather do you have any friends on Facebook that you know only via the internet ?
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"Do you have any friends on Facebook that you don't actually know, or rather you know then only via internet?"

Is it correct and why?
Not quite.
Say
Do you have any friends on Facebook that you don't actually know, or rather that you know only via the internet?
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Sorry Clive, there was a mistype. It's meant to be:

"Do you have any friends on Facebook that you don't actually know, or rather you know them only via internet?"
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Say
eg "Do you have any friends on Facebook that you don't actually know, or rather know only via the internet?

The comma is optional, but I prefer it.

Clive
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I need to know the rule. Is it because "or rather know only via the internet?" is not a clause but only a phrase?
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You don't have to use a comma just because you join two parts of a sentence with 'or'.

But a comma is often a good idea when one or both parts of the sentence are long or complicated. A comma (or a pause in speaking) makes it easier for the other person to understand the sentence..

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