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Exodejavu Posted 17 years ago
It is in a textbook published in Mandland China. I have no information about the writer(s) of the book, thus having no clue whether it was written by a Chinese, an American or a British.
Someone considers it odd.
I myself would rephrase it to
- An argument accordingly rose up--Where should we start our career, a big city or small town?
- An argument accordingly rose up: Where should we start our career, a big city or small town?
I find "that is" unnecessary...and my versions seem to read more concise than the original one...
Any comment?
Grammar
"An argument accordingly rose up, that is, where we should start our career, a big city or small town."
An argument accordingly rose up, that is, where we should start our career, a big city or small town.
How does this sentence read to the ears of native English speakers?It is in a textbook published in Mandland China. I have no information about the writer(s) of the book, thus having no clue whether it was written by a Chinese, an American or a British.
Someone considers it odd.
I myself would rephrase it to
- An argument accordingly rose up--Where should we start our career, a big city or small town?
- An argument accordingly rose up: Where should we start our career, a big city or small town?
I find "that is" unnecessary...and my versions seem to read more concise than the original one...
Any comment?
Top answer
I'd say you have excellent instincts.
- I'd say you have excellent instincts.
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Thanks, Barbara, but can you expound more on the problem with the original sentence? 
I find it hard to justify for myself.
I find it hard to justify for myself.
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