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Old 22-11-2008, 22:08   #19
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Re: Greengrocers' Apostrophes

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris View Post
"How dare you deface my signature" is a question and should have a question mark at the end of the sentence. There should also be a comma between "been" and "but".

Must try harder!
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I take your first point on board and can only offer my most humble apologies.

I'm not convinced about the second point though.

Fifteen years ago when I was at school I was taught that a comma was not necessary before a conjunction. Clearly it was different in your day.

It's great that we are having this conversation though. I don't know what they teach kids about commas these days.

It all seems to be txt spk now.
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