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*They call it a predicate nominative. And I agree with Ted: "Truth is subjectivity" is a sentence.
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No you're not. Not from the British perspective, anyway.
Not that most people know how to punctuate over here, anyway. (Goes into grouchy old woman mode.)
Oh dear! I don't think I ought to stay in here. I can feel a 'Portable Soap Box Moment' coming on. Best go to bed with a cup of hot milk and calm down.
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Oh dear, got that wrong -- forgot to quote what I was replying to. Sorry.
I should have started: I'm with you, Ani, but I'm afraid we're wrong.
(etaoin's post, way back on page 1.)
And then I could have gone on about British punctuation.
It would have been even better if I'd read what everyone else had written first, as I think other people put it better and clearer. This is what happens when you get carried away when you should be asleep.
If you see what I mean.
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hi, Milly. I'm glad you're here. 
formerly known as etaoin...
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Hi, etaoin! Where's everyone else? Probably at work or something. I need rows of International Clocks up on the wall to keep track of the different times. It's 11.20pm here. Which means I must go to bed! I'm going to have to ration myself with this forum, aren't I? Brilliant place to be, though
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well, there'a few pub crawlers in your neck of the woods that'll probably be around soon, and it's supper-time for us East Coast US'ns, but there's folks from all around this little planet that are bound to show up sooner or later...
formerly known as etaoin...
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In reply to:
This is what happens when you get carried away when you should be asleep.
Who is carrying you away when you should be asleep, Millymax? Where to? Why? Should we all have a lie down while we ponder these questions?
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Ahh, Bingley, if only there were an interesting answer to that question!!
But if anyone ever wants to ponder, having a lie down is the correct -- and best -- position to be in to do it.
MM :)
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Man, all you people have put five thousand posts here since I last looked!  But I'll respond to Milly before I get to my own thing: Milly, I noticed that you put etaoin's post, way back on page 1 . If you (and all other newcomers) want to read more faster (that's read more, faster; not read more-faster) go up to the top of the page and click on Edit Profile, then Display Preferences. You'll see a line: Total posts to show on one page when viewing a thread in flat mode . Change that number to 99, and you'll be able to see 99 posts on ONE page. Dunno what to tell you threaded-mode newbies; I find threaded mode both frustrating and impossible to follow. Now: I have an actual question, and, as with the question that started this thread, I think I know the answer but I don't like it so I'm hoping it will change this time(!): do you put the period/full stop inside or outside the ) when a phrase in parentheses ends the sentence? And question/exclamation marks?
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