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 #2 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 8:44 am what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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Something seems wrong with your sentence.
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| #3 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 9:05 am what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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Something seems wrong with your sentence.
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Hi, MM
Do you think that he is what is known as a hacker is wrong ? |
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| #4 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 9:11 am what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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No, but what goes in the other space?
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| #5 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 9:54 am what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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I presume nothing...
He likes to show off on the Internet and attack websites is a standalone sentence in my book.
Do you think it would be better to write He likes showing off on the Internet and attacking websites ? |
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| #6 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 11:13 am what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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I'd say that's basically six of one and half a dozen of the other, Alex. :lol:
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| #7 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 11:25 am what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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| Do you think it would be better to write He likes showing off on the Internet and attacking websites ? |
I'd say that's basically six of one and half a dozen of the other, Alex. :lol:
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| #8 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 13:11 pm what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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sorry. It's like this:
He is____is known as a hacker --- he likes to show off on the Internet and attack websites.
A. who B. what C. that D. which |
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| #9 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 13:23 pm what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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Ah ha! But an m-dash is written as two hyphens (and of course, not dots), vaok, with no spaces:
He is_what_is known as a hacker--he likes to show off on the Internet and attack websites.
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| #10 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 13:38 pm what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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Ah ha! But an m-dash is written as two hyphens (and of course, not dots), vaok, with no spaces:
He is_what_is known as a hacker--he likes to show off on the Internet and attack websites.
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Thank you MM, but a lot of people choose" Who", I don't know how to explain why it is not right. Can you help me? |
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| #11 (permalink) Wed May 07, 2008 13:44 pm what or who? (He is ... is known as a hacker ... he likes to show off on the) |
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Because it is a definition. What is a hacker? It is someone who likes to show off on the Internet and attack websites.
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