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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Ten minutes, tops OR Ten minutes tops

Hi,

I'm writing a text in an informal tone of voice and would like to use the phrase 'ten minutes, tops' meaning 'it will take no more than ten minutes of your time'. Do I use a punctuation mark or not?

Kind regards

Stefaan
  

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I think you should use the comma, but I also think it is not necessary unless there is more to the sentence that I haven't seen.

— Mister Micawber

  • I think you should use the comma, but I also think it is not necessary unless there is more to the sentence that I haven't seen.
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I think you should use the comma, but I also think it is not necessary unless there is more to the sentence that I haven't seen.
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Mister MicawberI think you should use the comma, but I also think it is not necessary unless there is more to the sentence that I haven't seen.

What is not necessary? The comma?
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What other referent could 'it' have, Teo?
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My own guess is that it's better to use the comma, although it's probably not mandatory. Thanks for the feedback!
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