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Oct 16, 2015 · When using French guillemets, you should add an (ideally thin) non-breaking space on either side of the quoted text (e.g., « Bonjour ! »), whereas no spaces are used with English quotation marks (e.g., “Hello!”). In French, any closing punctuation comes before or after the closing guillemet depending on whether it modifies the quoted text ...
Jun 29, 2016 · English (US - northeast) Jun 29, 2016. #3. Yes, it is old fashioned. Both "mark me" and "mark my words" are common in historic dramas (like Outlander). Often it is the first thing said in a speech. Here "mark" means "pay attention to". In our WR dictionary, it is meaning 20 for "mark". To see that dictionary page, type "mark" in the searchbox ...
Dec 5, 2014 · Ireland English. Nov 4, 2010. #3. For me they have slightly different meanings: "to step up to the mark" means to raise one's efforts to a higher level of attainment. "to step up to the plate" for me means to take one's turn, or perhaps to be brave enough to to put one's self forward to have a good go at something (and succeed).
Oct 26, 2010 · The full mark is 100, normally, 60 means one passes the exam. Similarly, The full mark is also 100, but because the exam is very difficult, maybe 40 means one can pass the exam. My question is, how to say "60" and "40" in this situation, so according to many friends from everywhere, I guess "passing mark, pass mark" are very popular.
Apr 22, 2015 · Pull my finger is a joke or prank regarding flatulence in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the joker, who simultaneously expresses gas in an unsavoury fashion so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the subsequent expulsion of gas. via. I check dictionary for mark, here, in which there is no ...
Apr 2, 2011 · I asked because forum rules require you to give your answer before we offer ours. You are correct to use a comma after Solomon because it's part of descriptive clause explaining the men. You're just dropping it into a shorter sentence: The men standing there are my major competitors. The men standing there, namely, Peter, Mark, and Solomon, are ...
Aug 13, 2019 · a) a mark (x or +) used on paper, to represent where something is, or where something should be . I’ve put a cross on the map to mark where our street is. Please sign your name by the cross. b) a mark (x) used on paper to show that something that has been written or printed is not correct . My homework got a lot more ticks than crosses.
Aug 12, 2015 · English - US. Aug 12, 2015. #5. Not in business communications; add emphasis to a simple "thank you" with "very much", not with "!" or casual expressions like "thanks loads". I think exclamation points are fine, however, in writing to friends or family members. L.
Jul 22, 2013 · It's used for a better readability. It is better to write Cyril ! than Cyril! because in the latter example the exclamation mark is too close to the 'l' which is as high as the mark and hence could be confused with a letter belonging to the word Cyril… Anyway, you may want to have a look at the forum resources here.
May 1, 2007 · 'In Mark's absence' tends to mean he's not here right now. 'During Mark's' absence could mean the same thing, but it can also be said while he's standing right there, as it's talking about a specific time period, which may not be now.
