It was Tom, not Harry
Which is correct:
1) It was Tom standing at the window looking inside, not Harry.
2) It was Tom, standing at the window looking inside, not Harry.
I think they mean different things. To me '1' means
a) The person standing at the window looking inside was Tom and not Harry.
and '2' just means
b) It was Tom (who by the way, was standing at the window looking inside), not Harry.
It could be used in a situation like this:
Who was the man who called? Harry?
No, it was Tom, standing at the window looking inside, not Harry.
Would you say that is correct?
Gratefully,
Navi
Top answer
navitasan Would you say that is correct? Yes, but as is true of quite a few of your examples like this, I would never have thought of it unless you had mentioned it. People almost never examine sentences in such detail; consequently, it would be a bad idea for you to depend on a single comma to communicate so much if this were a matter of life and death!
- navitasan Would you say that is correct?
- Yes, but as is true of quite a few of your examples like this, I would never have thought of it unless you had mentioned it.
- People almost never examine sentences in such detail; consequently, it would be a bad idea for you to depend on a single comma to communicate so much if this were a matter of life and death!
- CJ
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navitasanWould you say that is correct?
Yes, but as is true of quite a few of your examples like this, I would never have thought of it unless you had mentioned it.
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