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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Vice versa and cooperate
However, there is a black cloud on the horizon for the "Costa del Crime".
A new Extradition Bill is going through Parliament and is due to become law by February 2003.
It will allow people to be extradited to the UK from any other EU country - and vice versa - even if the offence for which they are wanted is not a crime in the host nation.
Spanish Prime Minister Josie Maria Aznar, whose country holds the EU presidency, is determined Spain should co-operate fully with its European partners.
Miss Johnson said: "Spain is no longer a haven. The Spanish police are working far closer with foreign police.
"If you are a known criminal you are going to get caught nowadays."
It looks like time is running out for the "Costa del Crime".
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Extradition to the UK from any other EU country - and vice versa.
I wouldn't write hyphenation mark when writing. For example, when I come to the office Peter has gone and vice versa.
Your comments on this are appreciated.
The word cooperate has written 'co-ooerate'. Is it necessary?
A new Extradition Bill is going through Parliament and is due to become law by February 2003.
It will allow people to be extradited to the UK from any other EU country - and vice versa - even if the offence for which they are wanted is not a crime in the host nation.
Spanish Prime Minister Josie Maria Aznar, whose country holds the EU presidency, is determined Spain should co-operate fully with its European partners.
Miss Johnson said: "Spain is no longer a haven. The Spanish police are working far closer with foreign police.
"If you are a known criminal you are going to get caught nowadays."
It looks like time is running out for the "Costa del Crime".
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Extradition to the UK from any other EU country - and vice versa.
I wouldn't write hyphenation mark when writing. For example, when I come to the office Peter has gone and vice versa.
Your comments on this are appreciated.
The word cooperate has written 'co-ooerate'. Is it necessary?
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Not hyphens, but m-dashes, Andrei. They are a common way of setting off explanations, details, etc-- I use them a lot myself. They are frowned upon in formal writing, but appear frequently in the press and in my postings.
- Not hyphens, but m-dashes, Andrei.
- They are a common way of setting off explanations, details, etc-- I use them a lot myself.
- They are frowned upon in formal writing, but appear frequently in the press and in my postings.
- You can read more if you google 'm-dash' or 'n-dash'.
- 'Cooperate/co-operate'-- the hyphenated form is older, I suppose.
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Not hyphens, but m-dashes, Andrei. They are a common way of setting off explanations, details, etc-- I use them a lot myself. They are frowned upon in formal writing, but appear frequently in the press and in my postings. You can read more if you google 'm-dash' or 'n-dash'.
'Cooperate/co-operate'-- the hyphenated form is older, I suppose. It is not offered as an alternative in my cu
'Cooperate/co-operate'-- the hyphenated form is older, I suppose. It is not offered as an alternative in my cu
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The tendency is for hyphenated words to eventually lose their hyphen (e.g. to-day, good-bye) but in the case of "cooperate" I think the retention of the hyphen is advisable, as an aid to pronunciation and understanding. To me, "cooperate" looks like the rate charged by a cooper (barrel maker) and I often read it as such.
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