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Old 07-07-2008, 05:20 PM   #1
beth

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Default Misplaced comma, or is Lindsay re-retiring?
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• Having withdrawn before her second rounder with a dodgy knee, Lindsay Davenport might retire, having won her final match at Wimbledon.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?
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