By Difference between, Colons

It's a run-on sentence. It should be two sentences or two independent clauses separated by a semi-colon. Come when you like; I can see you any time.With the imperative (Come when you like) I would use only the present can.I would not mix the tentativeness of could with the openness of any...

I would certainly put the comma before a direct quote, so perhaps this is a difference between BrE and AmE. However, your sentence has too many parts. The "after 29 years at Indiana" just seems like it's stuck there. After 29 years at Indiana, Knight--already on probation for prior...

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours" The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

My browser is Internet Explorer and my operating system is Windows XP. Sometimes I see two boxes after the colon in your name, and sometimes one box followed by a schwa. What's the difference between phonemic script and phonetic transcription? I notice that the phonetic transcription of...

JaCKo__007 wrote:Hi everybody! I'm fresh around here. Was wondering if anyone could help me out with a couple of questions. The first is: say you have a series of questions one after another. What kind of punctuation would you use in between. Would it be simply: Why did you do this? Where is...

Hi everybody! I'm fresh around here. Was wondering if anyone could help me out with a couple of questions. The first is: say you have a series of questions one after another. What kind of punctuation would you use in between. Would it be simply: Why did you do this? Where is he? How could you...

Jackson6612 wrote: Jackson6612 wrote: Question 3: What is difference between the meaning of the following sentences: (What is the difference in meaning between the two sentences? No colon is required.) 1: He was eating like as if there is no tomorrow. 2: He was eating like as if there was...

Jackson6612 wrote: Question 3: What is difference between the meaning of the following sentences: 1: He was eating like as if there is no tomorrow. 2: He was eating like as if there was no tomorrow. I used colon above after the sentence What is difference between the meaning of the...

Jackson6612 wrote: Question 1: I was told that were is used instead of was after as if but check the following sentence: He was eating like as if there was no tomorrow. Question 2: What is difference between the meaning of the following sentences: 1: He was eating like as if there...

I was told that were is used instead of was after as if but check the following sentence: He was eating like as if there was no tomorrow. What is difference between the meaning of the following sentences: 1: He was eating like as if there is no tomorrow. 2: He was eating like as if...