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Cboutin3 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is this sound correct or should I change the "however" to "but"?
The emperor wished his Wolves could have been in Daltigoth for this incident; however, they had left the night before with a large entourage of priests and courtiers to complete a secret mission.
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Punctuation is tricky, and highly controversial. I would keep it as it is. Using but would require only a comma rather than a semi-colon.
- Punctuation is tricky, and highly controversial.
- I would keep it as it is.
- Using but would require only a comma rather than a semi-colon.
- Your sentence is long, so the semi-colon is better.
- [ There are several respected people here who don't approve of semi-colons.
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Punctuation is tricky, and highly controversial. I would keep it as it is. Using but would require only a comma rather than a semi-colon. Your sentence is long, so the semi-colon is better. [ There are several respected people here who don't approve of semi-colons. ]
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