0
FlagofFreedom Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Editing needed

It was an annoying habit of our neighbor to spew nuclear-level invectives against Yankees, and rest of the world ought to know is just a bad-mouthing war since North Korea has had too few nuke to launch an atomic warfare in the true sense.
  

Top answer

It is an annoying habit of our neighbor to spew nuclear-level invectives against Yankees, and the rest of the world ought to know that it is just a war of words, since North Korea has too few nukes to launch atomic warfare in the true sense.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is an annoying habit of our neighbor to spew nuclear-level invectives against Yankees, and the rest of the world ought to know that it is just a war of words, since North Korea has too few nukes to launch atomic warfare in the true sense.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

7 Answers
0
It is an annoying habit of our neighbor to spew nuclear-level invectives against Yankees, and the rest of the world ought to know that it is just a war of words, since North Korea has too few nukes to launch atomic warfare in the true sense.
0
0
It is an annoying habit of our neighbor to spew nuclear-level invectives against Yankees, and the rest of the world ought to know that it is just a futile warmongering, because North Korea has too few nukes to launch atomic warfare in the true sense.

since is too soft
0
0
a futile warmongering

I see no 'softness'-- whatever that is-- in since, and warmongering is uncountable, Asperisic.
0
0
Mister Micawber
a futile warmongering

I see no 'softness'-- whatever that is-- in since, and warmongering is uncountable, Aperisic.

I thought that because is maybe better - it introduces a true reason. Since says something th
0
0
I'm not insulted at all, Asperis-- but I do post challenges to a statement when I feel they are necessary. Here, since = because to me, and I see no reason to suggest a change; nor do I think a countable warmongering works here. That is all.

We will have to see what FlagofFreedom intended, in order to decide between warmongering and war of words.
0
0
And what Aperisic edited also enriched my English experience.

So thank you both again.
0

Related Questions