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ChisolmTrailDem

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

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #30)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:32 PM

Jun 2014

Sorry for the ambiguousness of the post.

The different ways people on this thread have responded has made it quite interesting.

Thanks to you, MM, and everyone else, for your collective wisdom and wit. =)

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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