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Hi.Is 'class' used  correctly in:    Considering the depiction of staff beside a particular class, and the importance of Qajar painting, and also the necessity of finding about the prevailing culture of that class of people, in the rest of this work, examples of such paintings, in which this pattern of staff is of particular importance, will be presented and analyzed in detail.and is class 'of people' a necessary addition to 'class?Thanks in advance

GPY · Accepted Answer

It's better to say "class of people" in full at first mention, and thereafter you can just say "class" (the other way round to how you have it). However "beside a particular class of people" sounds a bit as if the whole class is somehow represented in the picture, and a staff is drawn literally beside that. It may not really be what you mean. Perhaps "the depiction of a staff alongside a person of a particular class" would be closer, but I'm guessing really. (Note in any case that "the depiction of staff" is wrong and needs an article.)

The "and" after "beside a particular class" should be deleted.

"finding about" should be "finding out about".

The meaning of "this pattern of staff" is not very clear to me.

Perhaps a bigger problem is that the sentence as a whole is rambling, and the overall structure is not very clear. The "Considering..." start does not seem to match the way the sentence unfolds. "Considering..." is usually used to draw a contrast (for example, "Considering the hours, the job is poorly paid"); otherwise it needs a clearer link with a later subject (e.g. "Considering the problem at length, I finally found a solution", where "I" is the one considering). I'm not sure exactly what you mean by it -- whether you (the author) are the one considering?

Soheil1 · Answer

GPYIt's better to say "class of people" in full at first mention, and thereafter you can just say "class" (the other way round to how you have it). However "beside a particular class of people" sounds a bit as if the whole class is somehow represented in the picture, and a staff is drawn literally beside that. It may not really be what you mean. Perhaps "the depiction of a staff alongside a person of a particular class" would be closer, but I'm guessing really. (Note in any case that "the depiction of staff" is wrong and needs an article.) Why? The staff is depicted in a picture in association with a particular class. It is beside an individual, but that individual is, in a broader sense, a member of a particular class. This is a 9-10-page article. Would you like to have a look at it?

The "and" after "beside a particular class" should be deleted. done

"finding about" should be "finding out about". done

The meaning of "this pattern of staff" is not very clear to me. I meant the staff is a pattern.I am not really in the arts, but an art student wanted me to translate it for her.

Perhaps a bigger problem is that the sentence as a whole is rambling, and the overall structure is not very clear. The "Considering..." start does not seem to match the way the sentence unfolds."Considering..." is usually used to draw a contrast (for example, "Considering the hours, the job is poorly paid"); otherwise it needs a clearer link with a later subject (e.g. "Considering the problem at length, I finally found a solution", where "I" is the one considering). I'm not sure exactly what you mean by it -- whether you (the author) are the one considering?

Yes, the author is the one considering. I am only a poor translator

GPY · Answer

soheil1Why? The staff is depicted in a picture in association with a particular class. It is beside an individual, but that individual is, in a broader sense, a member of a particular class.

However, "a particular class of people" means the whole class, not an individual from it. You could potentially say "a particular class of person", but that seemed to me to have slightly the wrong connotation (though admittedly it's a subtle point), hence my wordier suggestion.

soheil1This is a 9-10-page article. Would you like to have a look at it?

It would be too long I'm afraid...

soheil1I meant the staff is a pattern.

I'm sorry, I don't understand in what sense you are using the word "pattern". Do you possibly mean "symbol"?

soheil1Yes, the author is the one considering. I am only a poor translator

In that case, if I'm understanding it correctly, a possible structure would be:

"In the rest of this article I will consider the depiction of ... blah blah ..., and present and analyze ... blah blah ..."

For a 9-10 page article, "work" seems a little too grand.

Soheil1 · Answer

For a 9-10 page article, "work" seems a little too grand.

Thanks for your suggestions.
So what do I use instead of "work"?

GPY · Answer

soheil1So what do I use instead of "work"?

The word you used, "article", may be OK. That refers to a comparatively short piece of writing intended to be published as a self-contained piece. A more academic word is "paper". There are other specialist words for specialist situations but I would need to know the exact context.

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