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Grammar
Sentence formation (Guest:Joe)
Who is more important, firemen, policemen, or garbagemen? or Who is more important? Firemen, policemen, or garbagemen? Which (if either) is correct? Why?
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I would say the first mostly, but it might also be written: Who is most important; a fireman, a policeman or a garbage man? My grandmother seldom goes to bed this early; she's afraid she'll miss out on something. The semicolon allows the writer to imply a relationship between nicely balanced ideas without actually stating that relationship.
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I would say the first mostly, but it might also be written:
Who is most important; a fireman, a policeman or a garbage man?
My grandmother seldom goes to bed this early; she's afraid she'll miss out on something.
The semicolon allows the writer to imply a relationship between nicely balanced ideas without actually stating that relationship. (Instead of saying
Who is most important; a fireman, a policeman or a garbage man?
My grandmother seldom goes to bed this early; she's afraid she'll miss out on something.
The semicolon allows the writer to imply a relationship between nicely balanced ideas without actually stating that relationship. (Instead of saying
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Why do you use semicolon in “Who is most important; a fireman, a policeman or a garbage man?”? ( ?”? seems strange) I think my grammar book will put colon instead.
From my grammar book:
“The colon follows an independent clause and introduces one of three things, an example, a list, or a quotation.”
“A semicolon can replace a period; in other words, it can appear between t
From my grammar book:
“The colon follows an independent clause and introduces one of three things, an example, a list, or a quotation.”
“A semicolon can replace a period; in other words, it can appear between t
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Spoonfedbaby,
I'd use a colon too in that question.
And I have a question myself (or several!): is there actually a difference in meaning between "fireman" and "firefighter"? Has "firefighter" replaced "fireman"? If so, why? Is it a matter of "political correctness"?
Thank you,
Miriam
I'd use a colon too in that question.
And I have a question myself (or several!): is there actually a difference in meaning between "fireman" and "firefighter"? Has "firefighter" replaced "fireman"? If so, why? Is it a matter of "political correctness"?
Thank you,
Miriam
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Miriam,
In my opinion you have it exactly! "firefighter" is the politically correct form of "fireman"!
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In my opinion you have it exactly! "firefighter" is the politically correct form of "fireman"!
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Thank you very much, Jim.
You know? I didn't think of it until I read it in your post, but I agree with you. "Firefighter"
You know? I didn't think of it until I read it in your post, but I agree with you. "Firefighter"
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The Online Cambridge dictionary gives for firefighter “a person whose job is to stop fires from burning” and for fireman “a man whose job is to stop fires from burning” and no entry for firewoman. Therefore, I conclude that according to the Online Cambridge dictionary the fireman is firefighter but a firefighter is not necessary a fireman.
The Online Merriam-Webster dictionary gives
The Online Merriam-Webster dictionary gives
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Thank you for doing research and sharing your findings, SpoonfedBaby.
Miriam
Miriam
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The second sentence is correct. because, the question mark seperates the question and answer part.- Venkat
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I want to know the exact english sentence for the following situation:
Consider that Bush is 10th President of US. I want to just ask a question which asks "which (which#) is bush as the president of US".
Consider that Bush is 10th President of US. I want to just ask a question which asks "which (which#) is bush as the president of US".
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Please start a new post instead of selecting any old post randomly and appending your unrelated question. Thanks.
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