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New2grammar  +  464636 Tue, 15 Jan 08 07:02 PM

I always try to impress you[,/-] sometimes pretending to be who I'm not.

What's the right punctuation for this sentence, a comma or a dash?

Thanks!
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Grammar Geek  +  464637 Tue, 15 Jan 08 07:03 PM

I prefer the comma.

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Yoong Liat  +  464773 Wed, 16 Jan 08 05:09 AM
 Grammar Geek wrote:

I prefer the comma.

I agree.
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