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Hans51 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
",including you"
"We need five people, including you."
Do we need the comma? It we erase it, is there a meaning difference?
Thank you so much as usual and have a good day,
Do we need the comma? It we erase it, is there a meaning difference?
Thank you so much as usual and have a good day,
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If you use the comma, it means you are probably trying to draw attention to the fact that you need to include the person you are talking to in order to reach five. If you don't use it, you would be drawing more attention to the fact that five people are needed. The comma acts as a breath gap, which could imply that whatever comes after it is the main point.
- If you use the comma, it means you are probably trying to draw attention to the fact that you need to include the person you are talking to in order to reach five.
- If you don't use it, you would be drawing more attention to the fact that five people are needed.
- The comma acts as a breath gap, which could imply that whatever comes after it is the main point.
- As always, comma rules are a bit arbitrary.
- :/
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If you use the comma, it means you are probably trying to draw attention to the fact that you need to include the person you are talking to in order to reach five. If you don't use it, you would be drawing more attention to the fact that five people are needed. The comma acts as a breath gap, which could imply that whatever comes after it is the main point.
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I need five people, including myself.
I need five people, myself included.
I think both mean the same. What do you think? My question is that 'including someone' and 'someone included' structure are used for the same meaning?
Thank you so much.
I need five people, myself included.
I think both mean the same. What do you think? My question is that 'including someone' and 'someone included' structure are used for the same meaning?
Thank you so much.
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Basically they mean the same thing, but they may be used in different situations. For example, the myself included structure is more likely to be used in sentences such as,
We all need to be a little more compliant, myself included.
We all need to be a little more compliant, myself included.
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