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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

appositive vs. parenthetical note

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001. John, the heir to the ship-buildling tycoon (his name), decided to ...02br
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002. John 01u00(heir to the ship-building tycoon (his name02u00), decided to ... 02br
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00For No. 2, how do you know when to place the articles 'the' or 'a' before the word 'heir'? Without them seems natural but cannot explain it. 0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 001. 02font 02br 02br 00Generally speaking, I don't like the idea of using parentheses in formal English writing. It encourages, laziness, bad habits and poor style.

— Clive

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  • 02font 02br 02br 00Generally speaking, I don't like the idea of using parentheses in formal English writing.
  • It encourages, laziness, bad habits and poor style.
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  • John 01u 00(heir to the ship-building tycoon (his name)02u 01font 00)02font 01font 01font 00,02font 00 02font 00decided to ...
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