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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"special" punctuation when handling text in a table?
Hi,
I need to write a (kind of) memo in English. There will be a simple table in the memo (say, 3 rows by 3 columns ).
Each table cell (except the "title" ones ) will contain a pair of sentences ("description"). Given a cell, either sentence there will be simple yet complete/self-sufficient... good sentence in its own right so to say :-)
Q: Obviously, I MUST use a period at the end of the first sentence :-) but shall I use a full stop at the end of the second one?
Hope this question makes sense to you.
mus-te
I need to write a (kind of) memo in English. There will be a simple table in the memo (say, 3 rows by 3 columns ).
Each table cell (except the "title" ones ) will contain a pair of sentences ("description"). Given a cell, either sentence there will be simple yet complete/self-sufficient... good sentence in its own right so to say :-)
Q: Obviously, I MUST use a period at the end of the first sentence :-) but shall I use a full stop at the end of the second one?
Hope this question makes sense to you.
mus-te
Top answer
Yes, I think so, as far as I can visualise.
- Yes, I think so, as far as I can visualise.
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Thanks for the reply GPY! 
Looks like the punctuation we must use when dealing with text in a usual table (or, sa
Looks like the punctuation we must use when dealing with text in a usual table (or, sa
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I completely disagree with your book. To my eyes, (3) is illogically formed. (1) is usually preferable to (2), in my opinion. There may be yet better ways to phrase it.
This semicolon style of bullet-point punctuation, while traditionally correct, may look fussy to some people.
Not relevant to your question, but the last sentence is not very naturally written. It would be better
This semicolon style of bullet-point punctuation, while traditionally correct, may look fussy to some people.
Not relevant to your question, but the last sentence is not very naturally written. It would be better
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Thanks again!
On second thought ... yes indeed ... "elderly people with SOME special needs" sounds funny even in my native language
GPYNot relevant to your question, but the last sentence is not very naturally written. It would be better as "assisting elderly people with special needs".OK, thanks for the correction!
On second thought ... yes indeed ... "elderly people with SOME special needs" sounds funny even in my native language
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MUSCOVITEBtw, does "on second thought" (not "on second thoughts") sound ok to you? My Longman says the former is an Americanism?That seems correct. I am British, and I would only ever say "on second thoughts".
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