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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2009And she is ...?
Did we do this yet? A character asks, "And she is ...?" Is that punctuated correctly? Or should it be: "And she is?" EG elanders filted: >Did we do this yet? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >"And she is?" Depends largely on dat ole debbil context: A: "I know just the woman for the job!" B: "And she is ...?" or A: "Her mother was never one to put up with nonsense." B: "And she is?" ....r  Signature"You got Schadenfreude on my Weltanschauung!" "You got Weltanschauung in my Schadenfreude!" > elanders filted: >> Did we do this yet? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > ....r I this supposed to be helpful? I have no idea what you're talking about. EG > > elanders filted: > >> Did we do this yet? [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > I have no idea what you're talking about. In the first one, the listener is invited to fill in the blank. In the second one, "she" is contrasted with "her mother". "Are you saying that she, unlike her mother, will put up with nonsense?" With no blank, there's no ellipsis. -- Jerry Friedman > I this supposed to be helpful? > > I have no idea what you're talking about. > > EG Given that you seem to have such difficulty understanding English or you really sure you should be trying to write it? >> I this supposed to be helpful? >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Given that you seem to have such difficulty understanding English or you > really sure you should be trying to write it? Or you, for that matter. You sentence doesn't make sense. EG > >> I this supposed to be helpful? > >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > You sentence doesn't make sense. Pot, kettle. SignatureLinz Wet Yorks via Cambridge, York, London and Watford My accent may vary >>> I this supposed to be helpful? >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > You sentence doesn't make sense. His sentence made perfect sense. Your deliberate changing of "are" to "or" causes the problem. Your sentence, however... SignatureRay UK > >>> I this supposed to be helpful? > >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > causes the problem. > Your sentence, however... Sorry, no, musika. Derek posted the same message twice, first with "or" and then with the correction to "are". SignatureUneasily -- Donna Richoux >> His sentence made perfect sense. Your deliberate changing of "are" to >> "or" causes the problem. >> Your sentence, however... > > Sorry, no, musika. Derek posted the same message twice, first with "or" > and then with the correction to "are". Derek posted with a typo, spotted it and immediately superseded it. The nature of usenet is that the superseding order took some time to propagate, during which time EG replied, quite rightly, that my first attempt made no sense. It's only usenet, nobody dies, though EG is now in my kill-file. >>> His sentence made perfect sense. Your deliberate changing of "are" to >>> "or" causes the problem. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > attempt made no sense. It's only usenet, nobody dies, though EG is now in > my kill-file. Gee, can I have another chance? I'll even laugh at your jokes. EG > Derek posted with a typo, spotted it and immediately superseded it. > The nature of usenet is that the superseding order took some time to > propagate, during which time EG replied, quite rightly, that my first > attempt made no sense. It's only usenet, nobody dies, though EG is > now in my kill-file. It should be noted that like with cancel messages, many servers ignore supersedes. It's probably best to make the correction via a follow-up to avoid confusion. Brian SignatureIf televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) > It should be noted that like with cancel messages, many servers ignore > supersedes. It's probably best to make the correction via a follow-up to > avoid confusion. Noted. Thanks. > > His sentence made perfect sense. Your deliberate changing of "are" > > to "or" causes the problem. > > Your sentence, however... > > Sorry, no, musika. Derek posted the same message twice, first with > "or" and then with the correction to "are". Looks like he sent out a supersede message. Brian SignatureIf televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) >>>>> I this supposed to be helpful? >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Sorry, no, musika. Derek posted the same message twice, first with > "or" and then with the correction to "are". Interesting. I have only the "correct" post here. SignatureRay UK >> musika wrote: >>>>>> I this supposed to be helpful? >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Interesting. I have only the "correct" post here. Same here. We both use albasani. Coincidence? SignatureSkitt (AmE) >>>>>>> I this supposed to be helpful? >>>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Same here. We both use albasani. Coincidence? Well, I'm not sure who the other referant of "we" is, but I use the Virginmedia text server. I wonder if Derek cancelled the first message and our news-servers honoured the cancellation before we dowloaded. SignatureRay UK >>> Interesting. I have only the "correct" post here. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I wonder if Derek cancelled the first message and our news-servers > honoured the cancellation before we dowloaded. Yes, the referent of "we" was you. Sorry, my bad. I misread the headers. Disregard my previous post, please. SignatureSkitt Ever ready to retract the aforesaid and aver the opposite. > I wonder if Derek cancelled the first message and our news-servers > honoured the cancellation before we dowloaded. Superseded rather than cancelled, and yes. >> I wonder if Derek cancelled the first message and our news-servers >> honoured the cancellation before we dowloaded. > > Superseded rather than cancelled, and yes. Who gives a flying fat man? His comment was dumb ... both of them. That's the point. EB >>>>>> I this supposed to be helpful? >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Interesting. I have only the "correct" post here. Me, too. The supersede worked. SignatureRobin (BrE) Herts, England >>>> I this supposed to be helpful? >>>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > causes the problem. > Your sentence, however... Next you'll accuse me of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. I didn't touch the guy's sentence. EG > I this supposed to be helpful? > > I have no idea what you're talking about. > > EG Given that you seem to have such difficulty understanding English are you really sure you should be trying to write it? |
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