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17-03-10, 07:24 PM
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  | Need help with English!Hey guys, im improving my English coursework, and i am pretty rubbish at it so i just want to ask, is the semi-colon in the right place? does this sentence make sense?  "Iago, however, speaks more lines than Othello; in fact, he speaks more lines than any character in this scene" Cheers |
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17-03-10, 07:26 PM
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 | I was never good with english ...altho speak it perfectly !!  |
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17-03-10, 07:26 PM
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 | Yes that is correct, although a full stop would also work. But as is reads correctly. (dad's a writer and says so!)
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17-03-10, 07:27 PM
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17-03-10, 07:29 PM
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I might aswell change it to full stop then.. will see Thanks | |
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17-03-10, 07:32 PM
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| not sure about the comma after in fact?? I do not see the need for it. I did my O-level 26 years ago!! I am turning into a punctuation Nazi!!!
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17-03-10, 07:33 PM
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| good point icks
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17-03-10, 07:46 PM
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| Nah, the comma is because "he speaks more lines than any characters in this scene" is the main bit, and the "in fact" is just added on. Edit: Look at this article about commas and search the page for "in fact". They don't actually talk about it, but they always put a comma afterwards, and seeing as they are experts talking about comma usage I'd presume them to be correct!
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17-03-10, 08:19 PM
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| Id love to help but English really is my weak point =S also im probably not doing as advanced stuff. |
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17-03-10, 08:32 PM
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| shouldn't it be either "the most lines" or "more lines than any other character"? 7
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