Todd Walton wrote:
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 12:24 PM, David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Both forms, 'can not' and 'cannot' are valid, they just mean slight
different things.
And "into" "in to" and "log on" "logon" and of course "log in" and
"login". They mean slightly different things and it's not always
apparent which one to use.
A grammar rule that gets me is using commas. I use them like Arnold
Schwarzenegger uses bullets on the Predator, and the result is usually
as grisly. I always opt to make a list of three elements, parts, or
sections comma-ed all the way. Most people put a comma after the
first element, but not the second.
I put commas after each element, no matter how many element (except less
than three, of course). But I also tend to put commas any place where I
would have a pause in speaking the same thing.
Sometimes, I use parenthesis to quarantine elements of a long sentence,
particularly elements that are merely there for clarification and are
not referred to in following sentences, basically, parts that can be
left out and only lose clarity. Sometimes, I'm reading a sentence that
is so long (written by others) that I cannot follow what it's saying.
So I have to identify the basic elements of the sentence: subject,
verb, and object. Then I can go back and read the entire sentence as
written and finally be able to understand it.
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Ralph
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Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already
know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be
killed.
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