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Hans51 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

The meeting, proposed by / the meeting proposed by

1) U.S. officials said the meeting, proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, would occur only if Russia doesn’t invade Ukraine.


2) U.S. officials said the meeting proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron would occur only if Russia doesn’t invade Ukraine.


I am sorry for asking again somewhat similar questions.


I am still confused. If I understand the one with commas as the one without commas in spoken English, is it okay?

I have learned that the one with commas is additional information and the one without commas is essential information.

If I understand it differently in spoken English, what problem is there or is there no problem whichever it is?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.

  

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Hans51 If I understand the one with commas as the one without commas in spoken English, is it okay? Not totally OK. You should be able to hear the difference.

— Anonymous

  • Hans51 If I understand the one with commas as the one without commas in spoken English, is it okay?
  • Not totally OK.
  • You should be able to hear the difference.
  • In this case, though, I would say that this sort of parenthetical is more a feature of written English, and it would only occur in a scripted address.
  • " Hans51 I have learned that the one with commas is additional information and the one without commas is essential information.
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Hans51If I understand the one with commas as the one without commas in spoken English, is it okay?

Not totally OK. You should be able to hear the difference. In this case, though, I would say that this sort of parenthetical is more a feature of written English, and it would only occur in a scripted address. If you listen to the intro to the old Superman

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