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AmmonJerro Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Can the word "between" be used twice as in here?
When there are more than one pair of concepts to express the distinction in between, can it be used as in the following sentence or is it better to use it once and separate them with a comma?
"The commotion of the modern world blurs the distinction between right and wrong, between the idle and that which is of true value and significance."
"The commotion of the modern world blurs the distinction between right and wrong, between the idle and that which is of true value and significance."
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The structure is fine, but the second part defies understanding. between the idle and that which is of true value and significance " — this carries no meaning for me.
- The structure is fine, but the second part defies understanding.
- between the idle and that which is of true value and significance " — this carries no meaning for me.
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The structure is fine, but the second part defies understanding. "....between the idle and that which is of true value and significance" — this carries no meaning for me.
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It just doesn't work using the pronoun only ('empty', 'idle') and then trying to relate it to a long noun phrase ('that which is of true value and significance'). The juxtaposition is too clunky.
The commotion of the modern world blurs the distinction between right and wrong, between the empty and the significant.
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The commotion of the modern world blurs the
The commotion of the modern world blurs the distinction between right and wrong, between the empty and the significant.
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The commotion of the modern world blurs the
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