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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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What exactly is wrong with this sentence?

0 Here's the sentence:02br
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00"You can't even spell words that average middle schoolers could spell. How the hell are we supposed to even listen to you?"02br
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00Is a hyphen needed in "middle school-er", like that?02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Anonymous12cite 10Here's the sentence: "You can't even spell words that average 10middle schoolers10 could spell. " Is a hyphen needed in "middle school-er", like that? 02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 01font 00Placement of 'only, even' and other modifiers is a problem I often find myself addressing.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Anonymous12cite 10Here's the sentence: "You can't even spell words that average 10middle schoolers10 could spell.
  • " Is a hyphen needed in "middle school-er", like that?
  • 02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 01font 00Placement of 'only, even' and other modifiers is a problem I often find myself addressing.
  • In the first part of the sentence, 'even' should be closer to those who can spell the words, not so close to 'spell'.
  • In the last of the sentence, 'even' is better before supposed, and not splitting the infinitive.
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Here's the sentence: "You can't even spell words that average 10middle schoolers10 could spell. How the **** are we supposed to even listen to you?" Is a hyphen needed in "middle school-er", like that? Thanks12blockquote
10 01b01font00No hyphen need
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