> "Twenty years ago, I thought I knew all the answers".

Why use the the comma at all? This, IMO, simply adds
a pause that would not exist if this phrase were
spoken ...

Now here's a context where a comma in the second sentence
adds a 'preganant pause' for dramatic, impacting effect:

 "Twenty years ago I was young, strong, and vigourous.
  Twenty years ago, I thought I knew all the answers."

RF Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Botkin" <dale@BOTKIN.ORG>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]:Cracking a software is not a nice thing


> On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Mike Singer wrote:
>
> > Please, help me with English:
> >
> > Is it correct:
> > " Twenty years ago I thought, I had known exact answer..."
> >
> > Or:
> > " Twenty years ago I've been thinking, I had known exact answer..."
>
> "Twenty years ago, I thought I knew the exact answer", or
> "Twenty years ago, I thought I knew all the answers".
>
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