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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

how would i punctuate this? is it right?

0This day of endless fun costs me $9; $2.20 for a gallon of gas and about $7 for beer.0-
  

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02font 00 Ths kind of thing sounds like everyday, casulal spoken English. If you asked the speaker to write down what he said, he'd probably write it as two separate 'speech acts'. 01font 00This day of endless fun 01font 00cost02font 00 me $9.

— Clive

  • 02font 00 Ths kind of thing sounds like everyday, casulal spoken English.
  • If you asked the speaker to write down what he said, he'd probably write it as two separate 'speech acts'.
  • 01font 00This day of endless fun 01font 00cost02font 00 me $9.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00In other words, it's not entirely realistic to apply higher standards of punctuation to this.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02font 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00This day of endless fun 01i00costs02i00 me $9; $2.20 for a gallon of gas and about $7 for beer.02font00 Ths kind of thing sounds like everyday, casulal spoken English. If you asked the speaker to write down what he said, he'd probably write it as two separate 'speech acts'. 01font
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0Hi,02br
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00I have a question. Who sets the rules regarding the so-called "higher standard punctuations"?02br
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00Surely, one cannot just arbitrarily decide to apply them, I think. What do you think?02br
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00I am somewhat lost in what I am trying to pursue through my line of questioning but if you think you understood the focu
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I have a question. Who sets the rules regarding the so-called "higher standard punctuations"?02font00 An interesting question. You could also ask the same question about grammar. But a practical and simple answer might be 'those people who write grammar books'.02br
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