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Palabra Posted 8 years ago
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As for punctuation, I guess that the currently valid system doesn't modify "central banking" am I correct?

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the currently valid system, central banking was established

  

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Palabra the currently valid system, central banking was established This is mispunctuated. It should be: the currently valid system, central banking, was established "central banking" is in apposition. g.

— GPY

  • Palabra the currently valid system, central banking was established This is mispunctuated.
  • It should be: the currently valid system, central banking, was established "central banking" is in apposition.
  • g.
  • " tells you who the US President is).
  • To my mind, "valid" is a slightly odd word to use here.
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Palabrathe currently valid system, central banking was established

This is mispunctuated. It should be:

the currently valid system, central banking, was established

"central banking" is in apposition. It tells you what "the currently valid system" is (e.g. like "The US President, Donald Trump, ..." tells you who the US President is).

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