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SlaveOwnerDave -> RE: Where can I get a slave? (1/9/2011 11:13:40 AM)
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Your saying what you want in such a way that normal people can understand it is a necessity, for you to be successful. quote:
ORIGINAL: sunshinemiss
No, Katy is right. Regardless, there should be no comma before the word "for" in that sentence.
Not quite correct...
When I read crazyml's post, I looked at the beginning of the sentence, and agreed. I then posted that agreement. My original writing is correct, however. This illustrates why one should not "correct" one's grammar while one is engaged in other activities!
{Your saying what you want in such a way that normal people can understand it } explains what needs to be done.
{is a necessity} is the reason for doing 'what needs to be done'.
{for you to be successful} is additional data, to enhance {is a necessity}. This kind of clause requires a comma before it.
{Your saying what you want in such a way that normal people can understand it is a necessity for you to be successful.} can be misinterpreted as {You're saying what you want in such a way that normal people can understand [that] it is a necessity for you to be successful.} This does not say what I wanted to say. In this case, there is an assumed comma between 'want' and 'in', with "You're saying what you want" being the sentence, and everything else being the explanatory clause.
[sm=oops.gif] I write the way I speak. I "listen" to how the writing would sound, if it were spoken. Sometimes, this being one of them, apparently, I do not write in such a way that normal people can understand it. I will do My best to avoid this problem, in future.
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