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Hegseth declares, 'I only speak American' to room full of foreign leaders (www.irishstar.com)

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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Honestly, the way they’re speaking. I’m fine with them calling it “american”.

I'm not a native English speaker, but I've always been confused by breaking up sentences like this. My understanding is that if one sentence doesn't make senses on its own, it shouldn't be standalone, but rather an introductory to the other one.

[–] turboSnail@piefed.europe.pub 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

looks like a punctuation error to me. I would have written it this way:

Honestly—the way they’re speaking—I’m fine with them calling it ‘“american.”

You could separate the interjection with commas or parentheses too. the em dashes give some extra emphasis, while commas make it blend in a bit better.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

It's supposed to be a comma, an Oxford comma to be precise. But punctuation and comma are right next to eachother on my phone so, mistakes happen.