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ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts) Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:36 PM Jun 2014

Quick throwaway post... Which is the correct usage: [View all]

ETA: Cindy is being complimented on what she said.

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	Well said Cindy!
	2 (18%)
	Well said, Cindy!
	9 (82%)
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Quick throwaway post... Which is the correct usage: [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 OP

I believe it's Cirque du So-What Jun 2014 #1

You're a deep thinker. /nt pintobean Jun 2014 #3

It's a deep subject Cirque du So-What Jun 2014 #7

What is this thing called, love? jberryhill Jun 2014 #9

What's that in the road, a head? William Seger Jun 2014 #11

Eats, shoots, and leaves. R B Garr Jun 2014 #22

Let's eat, Grandma! Cirque du So-What Jun 2014 #42

"What is this?" Thing called. "Love?" n/t Igel Jun 2014 #13

. jberryhill Jun 2014 #14

Everybody loves Thing pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #24

The first says: things Cindy says are well said. longship Jun 2014 #2

It's called direct address. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #4

Thank you very much. nt longship Jun 2014 #18

You're welcome. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #19

It is actually called "direct address.". nt tblue37 Jun 2014 #36

Neither. It s/b, "Well said, Cindy!" or "Well," said Cindy. nt valerief Jun 2014 #5

Well said, Cindy. ^^^^ Tikki Jun 2014 #6

It worked for Right Said Fred jberryhill Jun 2014 #23

I was actually trying to think of that…THANKS Tikki Jun 2014 #26

Nice post, Hitler. jberryhill Jun 2014 #8

What? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #16

If you were congratulating Hitler on a nice post, how would you punctuate it? jberryhill Jun 2014 #20

Versus how you would describe 1950s+ Germany. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #38

First works if you are using it as a nickname for someone who always says things well uppityperson Jun 2014 #10

Wells Aid Cindy pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #12

"Well," said Cindy. Well-said, Cindy! n/t devils chaplain Jun 2014 #15

OR packman Jun 2014 #17

That is very deep, packman! sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #43

What did Cindy say? mokawanis Jun 2014 #21

It doesn't matter. She said it well. jberryhill Jun 2014 #25

I'm curious who Cindy is. n/t Jamastiene Jun 2014 #27

Thank you all for your participation! I love DU! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #28

When in doubt, just remember your good friend, the comma,... Shandris Jun 2014 #29

The comma comma commachameleon? NuclearDem Jun 2014 #39

'Well...' said Cindy. MineralMan Jun 2014 #30

As my ETA in the OP states: Cindy is being complimented on what she said. ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #31

I answered your question, and then explained the other version, as well, even tblue37 Jun 2014 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author tblue37 Jun 2014 #32

If you are using direct address, the comma precedes "Cindy." tblue37 Jun 2014 #33

Quick! Throwaway post! jberryhill Jun 2014 #34

FYI, my self-deleted post above was an accidental dupe of my long post. tblue37 Jun 2014 #35

We had all been wondering about that. jberryhill Jun 2014 #41

OK, what does this sentence mean: "I didn't say he stole the money" Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2014 #40