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It has to be "than", because the sentence is comparing the amount of supervision today with the amount of supervision 25 years ago.- to have less X than Y (Y here gives an alternative reference point to X)- to have less SUPERVISION than 25 YEARS AGO.-- than WHEN TRADITIONAL FAMILY STRUCTURES WERE...

Tanit, I agree with the punctuation in all your examples. The semicolons are all required (or can be replaced by a full stop).BTW, what language/dialect is the quote at the bottom of your posts?

On the question of semi-colons, Clive will have noticed that my posts are full of them. This is partly because they are still in fashion in Italian and this probably influences me, although I did learn how to use them at school. It would be fine if in English we just substituted the semi-colon...

Hi simplyblessedwithlove, You wrote: And I think the punctuation also counts. Even the advanced non-native English speakers sometimes punctuate their sentences wrong. I really wouldn't think so. Of course, non-native speakers make mistakes when punctuating sentences. However, far from all...

"Place commas and periods inside, not outside, quotation marks. Place all other punctuation outside quotation marks unless it was contained in the original source. Follow this practice whether or not the comma is part of the original quotation. The general rule is that commas and periods should...

Then your tests are to blame; the punctuation is critical.I was in a carpool, but I hated waiting around.I was in a carpool; however, I hated waiting around. -- these two have essentially the same meaning; the two ideas should merely be considered in a more individual fashion.I was in a carpool,...

Hi, This is the way we speak. As pointed out, it's not really fully grammatical when you write this way. Consequently, why worry too much about correct punctuation? Just put what you feel like putting. I'm sure people will understand you. Best wishes, Clive

Is the following correct? Semicolon? Dash? Comma? I often have side comments like this relating to the statement just before, but I never know the right punctuation to use. Per Wayne, we're okay; no need to get hotel rooms for customers. (In this case I used a semicolon because there was...

<Let me just suggest that a semi-colon should only be used whan you are writing a sentence of beauty, mystery or subtlety. In other words, it's not good to write things like I went to the grocery store; I bought milk.> Now I know that's a personal opinion, right? Other uses beyond the...

Semicolon use A semicolon following an independent clause (The Longman Writer's Companion). source: http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#14