The meeting started on time

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Abil

#537611 Mon, 07 Jul 08 05:34 AM

The meeting started on time. There was pin-drop silence as the President spoke. I sat at the front row seat beside a lady who represented the United Kingdom.

Is there any mistake? Thanks

Abil

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Mister Micawber

#537612 Mon, 07 Jul 08 05:39 AM

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I don't much care for 'pin-drop silence'; it is overly precious.

The meeting started on time. There was absolute silence as the President spoke. I sat in a front-row seat beside a lady representing the United Kingdom.

Mister Micawber

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'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

Abil

#537625 Mon, 07 Jul 08 07:13 AM

Thanks MM. One more question: Is the last sentence grammatically incorrect? (I assume that you have made the corrections to make it sound good. Am I right?)

Abil

Mister Micawber

#537648 Mon, 07 Jul 08 09:18 AM

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Your original is grammatically fine and your assumption is correct; I am just trying to give you some ideas on polishing sentence flow.
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Mister Micawber

Abil

#537658 Mon, 07 Jul 08 10:05 AM

Thanks a lot MM. I am pleased to know that.

Abil