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Believer Posted 20 years ago
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Can it be written better?
Can you write the sentences below better?
"The current situation is sort of a crisis regarding the financial sanctions imposed by TingTing ," said the spokesman. Under these circumstances, a visit by a grand delegation is a move to demonstrate the close ties with China.
Let's pretend the name "TingTing" is a name of a country.
"The current situation is sort of a crisis regarding the financial sanctions imposed by TingTing ," said the spokesman. Under these circumstances, a visit by a grand delegation is a move to demonstrate the close ties with China.
Let's pretend the name "TingTing" is a name of a country.
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sort of a shouldn't be used in formal contexts, too lose, IMO think of something better
- sort of a shouldn't be used in formal contexts, too lose, IMO think of something better
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sort of a
shouldn't be used in formal contexts, too lose, IMO
think of something better
shouldn't be used in formal contexts, too lose, IMO
think of something better
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I think it's fine. If you are quoting the spokesman, then you don't change his words. (I would omit the word 'the' before 'close ties', though.)
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Thank you.
What if it is a teenager source who is speaking a different language and not the spokesman,and the quoted remark is a quote that has been translated? Would you say using such a phrase as "sort of a something" is a sign of good writing?
What if it is a teenager source who is speaking a different language and not the spokesman,and the quoted remark is a quote that has been translated? Would you say using such a phrase as "sort of a something" is a sign of good writing?
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