
04-Aug-2009, 16:23
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Re: Is this sentence right? Quote:
Originally Posted by Mhd shaher Hi..
Is it right?: Really you said this before but I didn't catch what you mean till this moment. | First, it needs punctuation. And even though the person likely means the same thing now as before, I would use the past for "mean", which, of course, is "meant". Other than these two things, your sentence is correct. - Really, you said this before, but I didn't catch what you meant till this moment.
- Really -- you said this before, but I didn't catch what you meant till this moment.
- Really? You said this before, but I didn't catch what you meant till this moment.
I would say there is more than one possibility for punctuation with "really". It seems to me that "really" could be a yes-no question, indicated by one's tone of voice. |