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Note the punctuation.
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Women.
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Which has more truth?
- [ 12 ]
[71%]
- [ 5 ]
- [29%]
Total Votes: 17
runner_dude- Elite
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CT Track- All-Pro
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ibp neither
Through_the_Pain- Pro
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the ; suggests her being without a man is a seperate idea
wehn the second i"without her man " is a prepositional phrase describing the woman which i think is correct
wehn the second i"without her man " is a prepositional phrase describing the woman which i think is correct
runner_dude- Elite
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The first one gramatically suggests that man is nothing without a woman.
The second one suggests that a woman is nothing without a man.
The second one suggests that a woman is nothing without a man.
Pinthin- Elite
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yeaah it wasn't that hard to figure out...haha
Through_the_Pain- Pro
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ohhh
I read the first one as:
A woman; without her man, is nothing
I read the first one as:
A woman; without her man, is nothing
thelagwagon- Pro
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Well men would find it pretty hard to be born without women, so I vote the first 
Wgrt- All-Pro
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the chicken or the egg scenario
FinishingKick- Admin
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+1CT Track wrote:ibp neither
There are too many philosophical-wannabee posts on this forum.
Last edited by FinishingKick on Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:05 am; edited 1 time in total
CT Track- All-Pro
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Excuse me?
Hurdle-Gurl- All-Pro
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We talked about this in my English 10 class.
Our teacher gave us a paper with the sentence on it, and he told us to punctuate it. Most girls put it the 1st way, and about half of the guys did too.
Our teacher gave us a paper with the sentence on it, and he told us to punctuate it. Most girls put it the 1st way, and about half of the guys did too.
FinishingKick- Admin
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Oops. I was agreeing with you, and then adding my own thoughts.CT Track wrote:Excuse me?
Love For Running- Pro
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I bet most guys would agree with the first because they could not live without women, no matter what they say
alex-likes-running- Global Moderator
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i am sad the second option is losing 
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