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**bomondus** · 07-07-2008, 06:35 PM

I love, and have a huge amount of respect for Jon. But there are moments when his grammar leaves you wishing SI would hire a personal proofreader for him.

This sentence means (at least) two different things, depending on the placement of the comma.

• Having withdrawn before her second rounder with a dodgy knee, Lindsay Davenport might retire, having won her final match at Wimbledon. How many other players can say that?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....things/1.html

So does he mean she won't be back to Wimbledon, but can say she won her last match there?

Or does he mean she is re-retiring, and she can say she won her final match, which occurred at Wimbledon?

I read it as version two, but with emphasis on might.

I think the comma's actually in the right place in either case, but the order of phrases is confusing.

07-07-2008, 06:35 PM	#6
bomondus Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 457 Senior Member	I love, and have a huge amount of respect for Jon. But there are moments when his grammar leaves you wishing SI would hire a personal proofreader for him. This sentence means (at least) two different things, depending on the placement of the comma. • Having withdrawn before her second rounder with a dodgy knee, Lindsay Davenport might retire, having won her final match at Wimbledon. How many other players can say that? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....things/1.html So does he mean she won't be back to Wimbledon, but can say she won her last match there? Or does he mean she is re-retiring, and she can say she won her final match, which occurred at Wimbledon? I read it as version two, but with emphasis on might. I think the comma's actually in the right place in either case, but the order of phrases is confusing.
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