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Hail,
A quick question. How do I treat the punctuation in the follow sentence:
I'm merely making my point (and it's a good one!).
I'm not sure if this is grammatically correct or not. I'd like to include the exclaimation inside the brackets because that's where the emphasis lies (rather than on the entire sentence).
Suggestions and guidance is appreciated.
Commander Venus+
"Let's dance." (circa 2003)
A quick question. How do I treat the punctuation in the follow sentence:
I'm merely making my point (and it's a good one!).
I'm not sure if this is grammatically correct or not. I'd like to include the exclaimation inside the brackets because that's where the emphasis lies (rather than on the entire sentence).
Suggestions and guidance is appreciated.
Commander Venus+
"Let's dance." (circa 2003)
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"Commander Venus+" (Email Removed) burbled [nq:1]Hail, A quick question. How do I treat the punctuation in the follow sentence: I'm merely making my point (and ... the brackets because that's where the emphasis lies (rather than on the entire sentence).
- "Commander Venus+" (Email Removed) burbled [nq:1]Hail, A quick question.
- How do I treat the punctuation in the follow sentence: I'm merely making my point (and ...
- the brackets because that's where the emphasis lies (rather than on the entire sentence).
- [/nq] I wouldn't put the important point of the sentence inside brackets/parentheses, because they mean that the information contained within is relatively unimportant.
- " or "I'm merely making my point.
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"Commander Venus+" (Email Removed) burbled
[nq:1]Hail, A quick question. How do I treat the punctuation in the follow sentence: I'm merely making my point (and ... the brackets because that's where the emphasis lies (rather than on the entire sentence). Suggestions and guidance is appreciated.[/nq]
I wouldn't put the important point of the sentence inside brackets/parentheses, because the
[nq:1]Hail, A quick question. How do I treat the punctuation in the follow sentence: I'm merely making my point (and ... the brackets because that's where the emphasis lies (rather than on the entire sentence). Suggestions and guidance is appreciated.[/nq]
I wouldn't put the important point of the sentence inside brackets/parentheses, because the
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