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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Punctuation again
First, are all three correctly punctuated below? And which one is the most preferred?
The case has been transferred to a new case worker, Amy Smith.
This seems the most natural, but can also be construed as a direct address, no?
The case has been transferred to a new case worker -- Amy Smith.
Who knows with this one.
The case has been transferred to a new case worker: Amy Smith.
The colon seems to be too strong a punctuation mark in this one, but is it correct?
Thanks.
The case has been transferred to a new case worker, Amy Smith.
This seems the most natural, but can also be construed as a direct address, no?
The case has been transferred to a new case worker -- Amy Smith.
Who knows with this one.
The case has been transferred to a new case worker: Amy Smith.
The colon seems to be too strong a punctuation mark in this one, but is it correct?
Thanks.
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Hi, First, are all three correctly punctuated below? And which one is the most preferred? #1.
- Hi, First, are all three correctly punctuated below?
- And which one is the most preferred?
- #1.
- The case has been transferred to a new case worker, Amy Smith.
- This seems the most natural, but can also be construed as a direct address, no?
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Hi,
First, are all three correctly punctuated below? And which one is the most preferred?
#1.
The case has been transferred to a new case worker, Amy Smith.
This seems the most natural, but can also be construed as a direct address, no?
It's an unlikely form of address, and the context would usually make it very clear that it i
First, are all three correctly punctuated below? And which one is the most preferred?
#1.
The case has been transferred to a new case worker, Amy Smith.
This seems the most natural, but can also be construed as a direct address, no?
It's an unlikely form of address, and the context would usually make it very clear that it i
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Hi Victo
Yes, you are right; the first version is acceptable in both formal and informal writing; the second is OK in informal and relaxed writing; and I have the same opinion as you about the use of colon in the third example. Use colon to give more information about the main (first) clause.
The garden had been neglected for a long time: it was overgrown and full of weed
Yes, you are right; the first version is acceptable in both formal and informal writing; the second is OK in informal and relaxed writing; and I have the same opinion as you about the use of colon in the third example. Use colon to give more information about the main (first) clause.
The garden had been neglected for a long time: it was overgrown and full of weed
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Sorry, Clive; I don't have the option to delete my post. 
I didn't notice you had already answered this question.
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