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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
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She was fired for many reasons--one being (that) she sent heaps of personal emails.

She was fired for many reasons--one of which was she sent heaps of personal emails.

She was fired for many reasons--for example, she sent heaps of personal emails.

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Hi, She was fired for many reasons--one being (that) she sent heaps of personal emails. She was fired for many reasons--one of which was she sent heaps of personal emails. She was fired for many reasons--for example, she sent heaps of personal emails.

— Clive

  • Hi, She was fired for many reasons--one being (that) she sent heaps of personal emails.
  • She was fired for many reasons--one of which was she sent heaps of personal emails.
  • She was fired for many reasons--for example, she sent heaps of personal emails.
  • Do accept all Yes, although personally I'd replacet he dashes with, respectively, a comma, a comma, and a period.
  • and have a preference?
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Hi,
She was fired for many reasons--one being (that) she sent heaps of personal emails.

She was fired for many reasons--one of which was she sent heaps of personal emails.

She was fired for many reasons--for example, she sent heaps of personal emails.

Do accept all Yes, although personall
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Makes sense to me, Clive. Thanks.
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Hi,

You seem mellow today. No 'why, why, why?' responses in any threads?
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Maybe I've acquired enough knowledge thanks to you guys to answer the second and third questions I would have previously asked myself... Or maybe I'm asking more straightfoward questions today.
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