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Gopakumar Menon Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Scarcley/Hardly .....when

Scarcley had I entered the room when the girl screamed. Scarcely had I entered the room , when the girl screamed.
Which is Correct? with or without the , coma?
  

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Please just start again. There is only a trivial difference between the two words, but you have made many more egregious errors. I have underlined them.

— Mister Micawber

  • Please just start again.
  • There is only a trivial difference between the two words, but you have made many more egregious errors.
  • I have underlined them.
  • When you learn how to deal with simple spelling and punctuation, you can then worry about more subtle problems.
  • Scarcley had I entered the room when the girl screamed.
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Please just start again. There is only a trivial difference between the two words, but you have made many more egregious errors. I have underlined them. When you learn how to deal with simple spelling and punctuation, you can then worry about more subtle problems.

Scarcley had I entered the room when the girl screamed. Scarcely had I entered the room , when the girl
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Sorry for the mistakes.
However, the question is genuine.
Please,expalin the subtlle problem.
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Gopakumar MenonPlease,expalin the subtlle problem.
Just as soon as you correct the problems I have underlined in my previous post and this:

Please,expalin the subtlle problem.

If you do not care enough to put an effort into writing carefully in an English language forum, then we hardly/scarcely have motivation to put an e
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I stay in a village where you have to walk four kms to make a phone call.
Even before I can review my post, it gets posted becuaes of the erratic net. Moreover, you should be motivated to help anyone trying to improve English. That should be the motivation for the forum.
Corect me if I had made any mistakes, but do not look down on me.
To avoid further mistakes from me,check the link b
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Gopakumar Menonbut do not look down on me.
I do not 'look down' on any of my students. I try to help them learn, but it seems that you don't want to. I have visited Delhi and have several friends there. All of them try harder than you do.
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OK. Forget it.
But you are side-stepping the actual issue!
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No, you are:
Mister MicawberPlease just start again. There is only a trivial difference between the two words, but you have made many more egregious errors. I have underlined them. When you learn how to deal with simple spelling and punctuation, you can then worry about more subtle problems.
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Gopakumar MenonI stay in a village where you have to walk four kms to make a phone call.Even before I can review my post, it gets posted becuaes of the erratic net.
Fine, but it would have been quicker to correct your post as Mr M asked than to write that.
Gopakumar MenonMoreover, you should be motivated to help anyone trying to improve
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