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Sextus Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Commas
"This would, at least in part, explain why, although S. usually expresses himself in a clearly Skeptical way, he occasionally does it in a less careful manner which may certainly mislead us."
Should I take out the commas in ", at least in part,"?
Thanks,
Sextus
Should I take out the commas in ", at least in part,"?
Thanks,
Sextus
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No, they sound OK to me Sextus, though I would write it after the "explain"... [Y]
- No, they sound OK to me Sextus, though I would write it after the "explain"...
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No, they sound OK to me Sextus, though I would write it after the "explain"...
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I find the sequence 'explain why, although' somewhat awkward, and the whole sentence a bit patched together.
One option-- "This would explain, at least in part, why S., usually expressing himself in a clearly Skeptical way, occasionally is less careful, thus misleading."
One option-- "This would explain, at least in part, why S., usually expressing himself in a clearly Skeptical way, occasionally is less careful, thus misleading."
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What about:
"This would explain, at least in part, why S., usually expressing himself in a clearly Skeptical way, occasionally does it in a less careful, and hence misleading, manner." ?
Sextus
"This would explain, at least in part, why S., usually expressing himself in a clearly Skeptical way, occasionally does it in a less careful, and hence misleading, manner." ?
Sextus
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MrP, I thought of those, too, but hestiated because I felt 'occasionally does so' might sound like 'occasionally expresses himself in a clearly Skeptical way less carefully, and misleadingly'.
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Thanks for your replies. I sometimes copy and paste, and forget to make all the changes in my posts.
What about:
"This would explain, at least in part, why S. occasionally expresses himself in a more careless, and hence misleading, manner." ?
Sextus
What about:
"This would explain, at least in part, why S. occasionally expresses himself in a more careless, and hence misleading, manner." ?
Sextus
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