Aug 29, 2008 01:43
15 yrs ago
English term
Canada
Conference interpreter, MBA, ATIO, ATA
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Russian to Chinese, and 8 more.
Sentence comprehension
English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Look at the film Beautiful Losers that Chris Green and Matt Shattuck produced: it’s all about that ethos of approaching things from the outside on multiple levels. The film gives a nod to Tom Waits by using his song “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up.” Tom is a collaborator of Bob’s, Chris Green’s company, Dissident, is involved in producing this portrait project with Bob and Nike is involved in both. It is all one thing really.
What does this sentence mean?
What does this sentence mean?
Responses
| 4 +9 | three parts joined by commas |
Margaret Schroeder
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Change log
Aug 29, 2008 12:46: Claire Chapman changed "Field" from "Social Sciences" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Textiles / Clothing / Fashion" to "Cinema, Film, TV, Drama"
Responses
+9
7 mins
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
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English
Mexico
The right words in the right place.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
three parts joined by commas
It is three somewhat separate parts joined by commas:
1. Tom is a collaborator of Bob's.
2. Chris Green's company, Dissident, is involved in producing this portrait project with Bob.
3. Nike is involved in both.
Hope this helps.
1. Tom is a collaborator of Bob's.
2. Chris Green's company, Dissident, is involved in producing this portrait project with Bob.
3. Nike is involved in both.
Hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):
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chaman4723
2 hrs
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Phong Le
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Demi Ebrite
: It's unclear just who 'Bob' is; I thought maybe Bob Dylan, but I could find no connection - your breakout is perfectly clear!
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Same here regarding "Bob".
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Ken Cox
: it would be clearer with semicolons after 'Bob's' and 'Bob'.
4 hrs
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Quite right; the rule is that if commas are contained within the clauses (as is the case here), then they should be separated by semicolons.
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kmtext
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Vlad Shamail (X)
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Sheila Wilson
: I don't think it works at all with commas - it should be semi-colons.
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Yes, it should.
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BdiL
: Provided today's scarce use of punctuation, seeing three commas looks like a miracle. At least a semicolon after "Bob's" would make up for a clearer sentence. Maurizio
11 hrs
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In fact, both commas separating the three parts should have been semicolons.
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Mónica Sauza
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for your assistance."
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