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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

hyperbation or wrong syntax?

well-meaning people ready to help I thought of as merely a nuisance.
  

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Hi, well-meaning people ready to help I thought of as merely a nuisance. It's not wrong, but putting the object first like this is not commonly done. It's better with a short object, eg Mary I love, Betty I don't.

— Clive

  • Hi, well-meaning people ready to help I thought of as merely a nuisance.
  • It's not wrong, but putting the object first like this is not commonly done.
  • It's better with a short object, eg Mary I love, Betty I don't.
  • For that reason, I'd consider putting a comma after such a long object phrase.
  • You need a capital W.
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Hi,

well-meaning people ready to help I thought of as merely a nuisance.

It's not wrong, but putting the object first like this is not commonly done. It's better with a short object, eg

Mary I love, Betty I don't.

For that reason, I'd consider putting a comma after such a long object phrase.

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