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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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To them I was sleeping: But in reality I was discovering myself.

Is the following sentence correct?

To them I was sleeping: But in reality I was discovering myself.
  

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Hi, Is the following sentence correct? To them I was sleeping: But in reality I was discovering myself. No, the colon is misused here.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is the following sentence correct?
  • To them I was sleeping: But in reality I was discovering myself.
  • No, the colon is misused here.
  • Write it like this.
  • To them I was sleeping , but in reality I was discovering myself.
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Hi,

Is the following sentence correct?

To them I was sleeping: But in reality I was discovering myself.

No, the colon is misused here. Write it like this.

To them I was sleeping, but in reality I was discovering myself.

To them I was sleeping
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