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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Interpolated Bracketed Material
I saw this in the paper the other day:
“[John Edmonds] was the one who pick-pocketed Evans on the subway.”
Do the brackets indicate that the original quote started as “He was the one ...”
Thank you.
“[John Edmonds] was the one who pick-pocketed Evans on the subway.”
Do the brackets indicate that the original quote started as “He was the one ...”
Thank you.
Top answer
Not necessarily. ” Many people would prefer was the one who picked Evans's pocke t on the subway. Clive
- Not necessarily.
- ” Many people would prefer was the one who picked Evans's pocke t on the subway.
- Clive
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Not necessarily. It could have said
'The albino arrested for riding a camel in the public library .was the one who pick-pocketed Evans on the subway.”
Many people would prefer was the one who picked Evans's pocket on the subway.
'The albino arrested for riding a camel in the public library .was the one who pick-pocketed Evans on the subway.”
Many people would prefer was the one who picked Evans's pocket on the subway.
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