Comment by wpollock 3 days ago Dang says tomhow is the better moderator.Dang, says tomhow, is the better moderator. 5 comments wpollock Reply jazzprogramming 3 days ago - Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.- But when, Lord, when?!- Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.- Ahhhh. JadeNB 3 days ago > - Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.Shouldn't this one be "Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise?" jazzprogramming 3 days ago You're right of course, that is the grammatically correct way. I guess I was dangerously forcing my poetic license.But it's still a good example of where a comma (or lack of) can make all the difference. sharts 3 days ago English can be so imprecise. robotresearcher 3 days ago Those sentences are perfectly precise. Yes they are sensitive to the commas, just as they are to the whitespace and spelling.
jazzprogramming 3 days ago - Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.- But when, Lord, when?!- Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.- Ahhhh. JadeNB 3 days ago > - Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.Shouldn't this one be "Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise?" jazzprogramming 3 days ago You're right of course, that is the grammatically correct way. I guess I was dangerously forcing my poetic license.But it's still a good example of where a comma (or lack of) can make all the difference.
JadeNB 3 days ago > - Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.Shouldn't this one be "Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise?" jazzprogramming 3 days ago You're right of course, that is the grammatically correct way. I guess I was dangerously forcing my poetic license.But it's still a good example of where a comma (or lack of) can make all the difference.
jazzprogramming 3 days ago You're right of course, that is the grammatically correct way. I guess I was dangerously forcing my poetic license.But it's still a good example of where a comma (or lack of) can make all the difference.
sharts 3 days ago English can be so imprecise. robotresearcher 3 days ago Those sentences are perfectly precise. Yes they are sensitive to the commas, just as they are to the whitespace and spelling.
robotresearcher 3 days ago Those sentences are perfectly precise. Yes they are sensitive to the commas, just as they are to the whitespace and spelling.
- Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.
- But when, Lord, when?!
- Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.
- Ahhhh.
> - Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.
Shouldn't this one be "Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise?"
You're right of course, that is the grammatically correct way. I guess I was dangerously forcing my poetic license.
But it's still a good example of where a comma (or lack of) can make all the difference.
English can be so imprecise.
Those sentences are perfectly precise. Yes they are sensitive to the commas, just as they are to the whitespace and spelling.