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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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It's been an on-again/ off-again event.

Hello,

I'm not sure I can hear correctly. He says:

1. It's been an on-again/ off-again event.

or

2. It's an on-again/ off-again event.

  

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Both of those are correct English. Without hearing it (or seeing conclusive extra context), it is not possible to know which was said. anonymous on-again/ off-again This might be written in various ways, as far as punctuation and spacing is concerned, but your spacing is incorrect.

— GPY

  • Both of those are correct English.
  • Without hearing it (or seeing conclusive extra context), it is not possible to know which was said.
  • anonymous on-again/ off-again This might be written in various ways, as far as punctuation and spacing is concerned, but your spacing is incorrect.
  • You can write "on-again/off-again".
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Both of those are correct English. Without hearing it (or seeing conclusive extra context), it is not possible to know which was said.

anonymouson-again/ off-again

This might be written in various ways, as far as punctuation and spacing is concerned, but your spacing is incorrect. You can write "on-again/off-again".

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I'm so sorry I've forgotten to add link.

Here you are (time 00:35):

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/29/cnn10/ten-content-weds/index.html

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Also on-again, off-again.
Also on again, off again.

CJ

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anonymous1. It's been an on-again/off-again event.

He says this one.

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Which of the sentences, in your opinion, is more correctly in that situation 1 or 2?

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