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Old 16-Apr-2004, 15:59
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Default Re: punctuation

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Originally Posted by mengta
so the sentence means.....

John's relatively indirect statement is a step forward,when the statement is compared to his stronger language in the past.

i want to make sure it's "john" or " the statement" is compared to....

thanks
Yes, your sense is correct. John's (current) statement is being compared to his past use of language. :wink:
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