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Sevilla Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is the punctuation of this sentence OK?

Good day

This is my first post, so I'm not sure if I'm in the right place.

The whole of her work, in short, yes, has deserved more in depth studies, like those of...

Thank you.
  

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Good day. Yes, you are in the right place. As written, I think the punctuation is correct.

  • Good day.
  • Yes, you are in the right place.
  • As written, I think the punctuation is correct.
  • However, I don't really see what the word "yes" is doing in the sentence.
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Good day. Yes, you are in the right place.

As written, I think the punctuation is correct. However, I don't really see what the word "yes" is doing in the sentence. I would be tempted to delete it:

"The whole of her work, in short, has deserved more in-depth studies, like those of..."

("in-depth" should be hyphenated.)
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Thank you very much Mr. Wordy.

"in-depth" was a typo, but I do appreciate the remark

I also think that "yes" is not need, but as this is a translation and the author seems to have used the yes for emphasis I think it might be better to leave it.

What do you think?
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In this type of fairly formal writing, "yes" is not a common way of indicating emphasis, but it is not completely impossible if the author is deliberately trying to create a particular style. Without seeing the whole passage, it's hard to tell if the author is deliberately trying to create a particular style or if the word "yes" has simply been unidiomatically translated from the original.
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After reading over the text I agree with you that "yes" has simply been unidiomatically translated.
Thank you

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