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Rambharosey Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Balding is common..
Please look at the following sentence:
Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races
I think the above sentence is correct, but my colleague says that the correct sentence should be: Balding is much more common among White males than among males of other races, since the original sentence can be mis-interpreted as:
Balding is more common among White males than are males of other races.
I am not convinced. Can someone please advice.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races
I think the above sentence is correct, but my colleague says that the correct sentence should be: Balding is much more common among White males than among males of other races, since the original sentence can be mis-interpreted as:
Balding is more common among White males than are males of other races.
I am not convinced. Can someone please advice.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
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Hi, Please look at the following sentence: Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races I think the above sentence is correct, yes, seems acceptable to me but my colleague says that the correct sentence should be: Balding is much more common among White males than among males of other races , this is OK, too, although I'd prefer than among those of other races since the original sentence can be mis-interpreted as: Balding is more common among White males than are males of other races . This seems like a nonsensical meaning. I am not convinced.
- Hi, Please look at the following sentence: Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races I think the above sentence is correct, yes, seems acceptable to me but my colleague says that the correct sentence should be: Balding is much more common among White males than among males of other races , this is OK, too, although I'd prefer than among those of other races since the original sentence can be mis-interpreted as: Balding is more common among White males than are males of other races .
- This seems like a nonsensical meaning.
- I am not convinced.
- Can someone please advice.
- Don't use a capital for 'white'.
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Hi,
Please look at the following sentence:
Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races
I think the above sentence is correct, yes, seems acceptable to me but my colleague says that the correct sentence should be: Balding is much more common among White males than among males of other races, this is OK, too, although I'd prefe
Please look at the following sentence:
Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races
I think the above sentence is correct, yes, seems acceptable to me but my colleague says that the correct sentence should be: Balding is much more common among White males than among males of other races, this is OK, too, although I'd prefe
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ok how about this:
The status of women is well below men.
Is the above sentence illogically comparing "status of women" with "men" or is "(status of) men" implied?
Basically I am looking for good grammar rules for ellipsis.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
The status of women is well below men.
Is the above sentence illogically comparing "status of women" with "men" or is "(status of) men" implied?
Basically I am looking for good grammar rules for ellipsis.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
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Hi,
ok how about this:
The status of women is well below men.
Is the above sentence illogically comparing "status of women" with "men" or is "(status of) men" implied? This seems like a more ambiguous or at least more unclear example, so I'd say
The status of women is well below that of men.
Basically I am looking for go
ok how about this:
The status of women is well below men.
Is the above sentence illogically comparing "status of women" with "men" or is "(status of) men" implied? This seems like a more ambiguous or at least more unclear example, so I'd say
The status of women is well below that of men.
Basically I am looking for go
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