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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Hello,

Folks, could you please say if this is right?

I was scared, not of Mr. X, but of Mr. Y.

Thanks.

  

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Yes. Opinions may vary about how best to punctuate this. Personally I would accept your punctuation.

— GPY

  • Yes.
  • Opinions may vary about how best to punctuate this.
  • Personally I would accept your punctuation.
  • ", but I believe that the dot tends to be retained more in AmE.
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Yes. Opinions may vary about how best to punctuate this. Personally I would accept your punctuation. In BrE we tend nowadays to write "Mr" rather than "Mr.", but I believe that the dot tends to be retained more in AmE.

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