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Differentiate Between This 2 Statement. by hotunba20(op): 8:18am On Feb 14, 2016
Good day peepz,

This 2 statement below has really caused serious argument in my office some said it's the same while some argue it's diff.

see this:

Spare him, not to be killed.

Spare him not, to be killed.

please help.
Re: Differentiate Between This 2 Statement. by ULSHERLAN(m): 9:00am On Feb 14, 2016
Words are the same but with the power on punctuation signs, it has different meaning.

First means dont kill him

Second means kill him.
Re: Differentiate Between This 2 Statement. by placeofallure(f): 9:03am On Feb 14, 2016
That's the power of punctuation marks and I always detest writings devoid of punctuations. The position of the comma is what defines the meaning of each sentence.

Spare him, not to be killed.

Spare him not, to be killed.

These two sentences are not synonyms of each other, they don't mean the same thing. The first sentence is a plea to keep the life of whoever is concerned while the second sentence is advocating that he be killed.
Re: Differentiate Between This 2 Statement. by Jboyossai(m): 10:17am On Feb 14, 2016
ULSHERLAN:
Words are the same but with the power on punctuation signs, it has different meaning.

First means dont kill him

Second means kill him.
your head dey there....!
Re: Differentiate Between This 2 Statement. by Vectormike(m): 2:39pm On Feb 14, 2016
placeofallure:
That's the power of punctuation marks and I always detest writings devoid of punctuations. The position of the comma is what defines the meaning of each sentence.

Spare him, not to be killed.

Spare him not, to be killed.

These two sentences are not synonyms of each other, they don't mean the same thing. The first sentence is a plea to keep the life of whoever is concerned while the second sentence is advocating that he be killed.
Can't you summarise?!
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