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Which of these sentences is correct:
1-I had lunch with my best friend Peter.
2-I had lunch with my best friend, Peter.

3-I had lunch at my best friend Peter's place.
4-I had lunch at my best friend, Peter's place.
 
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navi said:
Which of these sentences is correct:
1-I had lunch with my best friend Peter.
2-I had lunch with my best friend, Peter.

3-I had lunch at my best friend Peter's place.
4-I had lunch at my best friend, Peter's place.
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I would choose #1 and #3.
 
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Which of these sentences is correct:
1-I had lunch with my best friend Peter. Many would write this.
2-I had lunch with my best friend, Peter. Purists would prefer this.

3-I had lunch at my best friend Peter's place.
4-I had lunch at my best friend, Peter's place.

The same follows for 3&4. ;-)
 
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Re:
  • 1-I had lunch with my best friend Peter.
    2-I had lunch with my best friend, Peter.
The first one is okay, but I prefer the second one.

Re:
  • 3-I had lunch at my best friend Peter's place.
    4-I had lunch at my best friend, Peter's place.
Only the first one is good there.

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