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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
punctuation 1
Can I write,
(a) Oh, Dear! I can't find my book.
(b) Oh! Dear! I can't find my book.
(c) Oh, terribly badly!
(d) Oh! Terribly badly!
(a) Oh, Dear! I can't find my book.
(b) Oh! Dear! I can't find my book.
(c) Oh, terribly badly!
(d) Oh! Terribly badly!
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) -- These are the most likely; the exclamation "Oh dear" is a single unit. )" means that you can either use an exclamation mark or a full stop, depending on how exclamatory you want it to sound. Oh!
- ) -- These are the most likely; the exclamation "Oh dear" is a single unit.
- )" means that you can either use an exclamation mark or a full stop, depending on how exclamatory you want it to sound.
- Oh!
- ) -- Possible, but less likely, and has a different meaning.
- " is an exclamation by itself, and "Dear" is an affectionate form of address.
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Oh dear(!) I can't find my book(!) / Oh dear, I can't find my book(!) -- These are the most likely; the exclamation "Oh dear" is a single unit. "(!)" means that you can either use an exclamation mark or a full stop, depending on how exclamatory you want it to sound.
Oh! Dear, I can't find my book(!) -- Possible, but less likely, and has a different meaning. Here "Oh!" is an
Oh! Dear, I can't find my book(!) -- Possible, but less likely, and has a different meaning. Here "Oh!" is an
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