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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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I'm not sure if this is even grammatically correct.

"Humans, the aesculapian conundrum", this is supposedly a theme I came up with for an upcoming event. The problem? Is it grammatically correct? Assuming it is, I think it will take the audience quite some time to digest this.
  

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"Humans, the A esculapian conundrum", this is supposedly a theme I came up with for an upcoming event. The problem? Is it grammatically correct?

  • "Humans, the A esculapian conundrum", this is supposedly a theme I came up with for an upcoming event.
  • The problem?
  • Is it grammatically correct?
  • Assuming it is, I think it will take the audience quite some time to digest this.
  • It's not incorrect grammar, but I have no idea what you mean by this phrase.
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"Humans, the Aesculapian conundrum", this is supposedly a theme I came up with for an upcoming event. The problem? Is it grammatically correct? Assuming it is, I think it will take the audience quite some time to digest this.

It's not incorrect grammar, but I have no idea what you mean by this phrase. Please explain.
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Hi

Grammatically, that's OK except that you need a capital 'A':

- Humans, the Aesculapian conundrum

After that it is difficult to understand.

Aesculapius was the Roman *** of medicine, so you may mean that It is a constant problem for humans, trying to keep in good health

On the other hand, the philosopher Socrates famously said when dying 'Crito, we
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Hi

Oh heavens. Socrates was referring to the sacrifice of a male domestic bird. EF had no cause to censor me there!

Dave
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Thanks everyone, for the valuable feedback. I was actually trying to refer to human beings as complex living puzzle boxes, so much so that treating diseases become a conundrum in itself. Now that you mention it, I think my title is very misleading. Again, thank you for your time.

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