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    Williamyh is offline Member
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    Default Banner: BOW TIE KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISE

    Hi All,

    In English Grammar, do you think the banner english is incorrect?
    BOW TIE KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISE

    PS: BOW TIE is the nickname of Donald Tsang.

    WYH
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    Default Re: Banner: BOW TIE KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISE

    It's the punctuation:

    BOW TIE: KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISE

    Politicians usually have several proposed policies going into an election - their 'promises'. That the headline talks of one 'promise' suggests that there is some very major issue that predominates in the election ( equivalent in Britain to 'we promise to pull Britain out of the E.U'/ 'to reject adoption of the Euro').

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    Default Re: Banner: BOW TIE KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISE

    Quote Originally Posted by Excalibur View Post
    It's the punctuation:

    BOW TIE: KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISE

    Politicians usually have several proposed policies going into an election - their 'promises'. That the headline talks of one 'promise' suggests that there is some very major issue that predominates in the election ( equivalent in Britain to 'we promise to pull Britain out of the E.U'/ 'to reject adoption of the Euro').
    That means the English grammar is incorrect, right? because it was lack of punctuation of :

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    Default Re: Banner: BOW TIE KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISE

    No.

    They are two different aspects of language.

    If you are trying to make an argument/win a bet: you lose.

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    Default Re: Banner: BOW TIE KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISE

    Quote Originally Posted by Excalibur View Post
    No.

    They are two different aspects of language.

    If you are trying to make an argument/win a bet: you lose.
    No...I am not going to make an argument. I just wanted to know if the English in the banner is correct or not....just wanted to know the answer....that's it...

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