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Cboutin3 Posted 13 years ago
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Are these two sentences worded properly?

FYI- Tyrion is the dwarf, and Tyrion and Jaime are brothers. During their escape, Jaime revealed to Tyrion that their father had lied about the dwarf’s first wife, Tysha, being a prostitute, and that she was just a peasant girl who had genuinely loved him. Tyrion was enraged by this revelation and swore vengeance against his family, Jaime included.
  

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It's okay. We assume the reader already has some knowledge of the subject. Eg, he knows that there's a dwarf in the plot, but doesn't know his name.

  • It's okay.
  • We assume the reader already has some knowledge of the subject.
  • Eg, he knows that there's a dwarf in the plot, but doesn't know his name.
  • ") I'd suggest a more parallel structure in the lengthy second sentence: .
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It's okay.

We assume the reader already has some knowledge of the subject. Eg, he knows that there's a dwarf in the plot, but doesn't know his name.
(Otherwise, you'd more likely say "Tyrion is a dwarf and Jaime is his brother.")

I'd suggest a more parallel structure in the lengthy second sentence: . . . . that their father had lied about the dwarf's first w

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