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Here is part of the lyrics of the song "No Surprises"

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paok1970
 
Reply Wed 1 Nov, 2017 10:21 am
Would you please improve or rewrite the sentence below?

Here is part of the lyrics of the song "No Surprises" by the British band Radiohead.

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centrox
 
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Reply Wed 1 Nov, 2017 12:42 pm
Doesn't need any improvement, except maybe a comma after the song title, and band names are not usually italicised.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 2 Nov, 2017 12:41 pm
@paok1970,
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Doesn't need any improvement, except ... band names are not usually italicised.
Cen, wonder 'bout that mebbe 'cause ur Eng and I'm Am

When ast BH, who's smarter'n me, she suggested 'some' steada 'part'
...where I mighta said, 'Here are...'
centrox
 
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Reply Thu 2 Nov, 2017 12:59 pm
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:
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Doesn't need any improvement, except ... band names are not usually italicised.
Cen, wonder 'bout that mebbe 'cause ur Eng and I'm Am

Nope. American and British style guides say the same thing. Capitalise band name, put album or song titles in quotes:

"Daydreaming" is a song by Radiohead.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 2 Nov, 2017 01:22 pm
@centrox,
Thank you Cen, obviously you're 'way heda me

However when I ast BH and she 'gested " ' " ' s, and I responded, "Then how 'bou'talics?" , she agreed, 'Yes, italics, that's good, I like that'

And she's smarter'n me
centrox
 
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Reply Thu 2 Nov, 2017 01:32 pm
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:
Yes, italics, that's good, I like that'
And she's smarter'n me

She's humouring you, I bet.
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