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Hi Avangi I meant exactly what I said. Nothing more, nothing less. I think the Wholegrain's original sentences are awkward, and since Barb asked whether the comma in the first was a typo, I stated what I see as a correct evaluation of the comma situation in Wholegrain's sentences. ...

Hmm, it wasn't what I was asking exactly, but now that I think of it I don't think it can be said.There's just no way I think someone can figure out that there was an ellipsis in the elided sentence and that the word missing is "one". Well, I thought so at first, but... I...

Hi WholegrainIn your first sentence, it might be better to replace the comma with an M-dash because "one where I drink Pepsi with you" is basically presented as an afterthought. The word 'one' is used instead of repeating the word 'fantasy', and the word 'where'...

Ok, what do you do if you have this sentence:"I have this fantasy, one where I drink Pepsi with you,"but you decide to remove one as in an ellipsis, which would give,"I have this fantasy, where I drink Pepsi with you"?What do you think?

Thank you very much for your comments, indeed.what you have written is absolutely write and we also can write the sentence as: Never before the system has been evaluated with logic or ( logically. Which one is more suitable?)In fact i was writing on a topic of a local govt. system introduced in...

Hi, “Students are allowed to bring into the examination ONEA4 piece of paper with up to 39 formulae (no text) written on one side of it, with the equations sequentially numbered. “ A student would have to 'work hard' to misinterpret this. However, you could write it more clearly as...

Hi all, How would you interpret the sentence below and would you accept the alternative interpretation from the student? “Students are allowed to bring into the examination ONEA4 piece of paper with up to 39 formulae (no text) written on one side of it, with the equations sequentially...

Hi mrkhan, and welcome to English Forums. Aside from any other grammar issues, remember to start sentences with a capital letter and use end punctuation. "Never has it happened" is okay, but not a common way to start. It certainly is emphatic. I'd suggest "Never before...

How can one use 'since'? Is this sentence correct: Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The O2 Wireless Festival first took place in 2005 in Hyde Park and is being held annually, since? If it is, I would also like to be sure about the punctuation before since.

.Hello, Bomb-- and welcome to English Forums.The punctuation is similarly styled if it is a part of the text; if not, it is not:I went to see Mama Mia! last night with my family. It even brought joy to my grandmother !