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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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punctuation question

0My daughters and I are having a dispute over a punctuation question. We aren't sure what punctuation goes at the end of this:02br
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00I was wondering if the 18" high comment refers to the back of the sofa or the seat02br
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00Thanks for any insight.0-
  

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10My daughters and I are having a dispute over a punctuation question. We aren't sure what punctuation goes at the end of this: 12br
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10I was wondering if the 18" high comment refers to the back of the sofa or the seat 12br
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0Well, it's not really always clear. I assume you're wondering whether to use a ? or a . If you said it out loud and the rising inflection showed it to be a question, I can see using a question mark.0-
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0 The sentence is a declarative statement and requires a period at the end. If you said (or wrote): "I was wondering: Does the 18" high comment refer to the back of the sofa or the seat?"...then a question mark would be appropriate. 0-
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