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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I'm wondering if this is a splice

"There will be no more inequality around here. From now on, the women who work in your circus will have all the rights of the men, is that understood?”

Is that comma after "men" fine there?

Thanks.
  

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Hi, No. Start a new sentence. Clive

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Hi,

No. Start a new sentence.

Clive
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What about this one?

“So him you sleep with, but not me, is that it?”

Is that fine or is it another splice? I guess in this case the whole thing is a question, so it's different.
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Hi,

I see that as more casual English, so it seems OK to me.
But I wouldn't object to a period after 'me'.

Clive
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Snarf“So him you sleep with, but not me, is that it?”
Is that fine …
No. The comma is wrong. Is that it? is not a question tag; it's a complete question.
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Aspara Gus Snarf“So him you sleep with, but not me, is that it?”Is that fine …No. The comma is wrong. Is that it? is not a question tag; it's a complete question.
Really? But the whole thing is a question. He's meaning to ask a question from the moment he says "So." "But not me" is the clause, so without it, it would be "So him you sleep with, is that it?" Or
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It just doesn't seem like a legitimate tag, just a new sentence.

But since it's meant to be a tag, that is, it turns a statement into a question, it may be best to use a semicolon.

So him you sleep with, but not me; is that it?
So him you sleep with; is that it?
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