Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
What exactly is wrong with this sentence?
0 Here's the sentence: 02 br
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00 "You can't even spell words that average middle schoolers could spell. How the hell are we supposed to even listen to you?" 02 br
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00 Is a hyphen needed in "middle school-er", like that? 02 br
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00 Thanks 0-
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00 "You can't even spell words that average middle schoolers could spell. How the hell are we supposed to even listen to you?" 02 br
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00 Is a hyphen needed in "middle school-er", like that? 02 br
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00 Thanks 0-
Top answer
0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 Here's the sentence: "You can't even spell words that average 10 middle schoolers 10 could spell. " Is a hyphen needed in "middle school-er", like that? 02 font 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 font 00 Placement of 'only, even' and other modifiers is a problem I often find myself addressing.
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01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 Here's the sentence: "You can't even spell words that average 10 middle schoolers 10 could spell. How the **** are we supposed to even listen to you?" Is a hyphen needed in "middle school-er", like that? Thanks 12 blockquote10 01 b 01 font 00 No hyphen need
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