I am fine. Thank you.
I am fine, thank you.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Thanks.
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Hi @Kohyoongliat! We’re sorry nobody got to you sooner.
As a matter of fact, both sentences are correctly punctuated. Both “I am fine” and “Thank you” make up complete sentences by themselves, which means you can put a full stop after each. However, in most conversations, you’re immediately thanking someone for asking about you, so a comma is enough.
In short, both are correct, but the second sentence is more often used. Hope that helps!
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Though Ms Sumejja has given you an answer with a convincing reason, I think the second would look better with a semicolon separating the two sentences. (I am fine; thank you.)
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It totally depends on you.
Try to read both sentences and spell them in the following way:
make 1 second pause when you use a comma.
make 2-3 seconds pause when you use a dot.
Give it a try, and choose which one is better in your context and style of talking.
It’s just a hilarious context game, nothing related with a true grammar.
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Well, what is the duration of pause when there is a semicolon?
After all, as you said, it’s dependent on the speaker in a spoken context. But the sitiaution changes when it is in the written from.
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Both are correct! It all depends in which context you use them!
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Thanks, Stewart, and welcome to the forum.
Could you please give example sentences so that I have a better picture, since you say usage depends on context.
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