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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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In other cases

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00(re: Some form of bodily dissatisfaction is common among 01font00pre-teens02font00. If dissatisfaction is great, it may cause them to become shy or very easily embarrassed.01font00 01font00In 02font01font00other cas02font02font01font00es02font00, 01font01font00teens02font00 02font00may act opposite-01del00loud and angry02del00-in an effort to compensate for feelings of self-consciousness and inferiority.)02br
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00Is "01font00In other cases" 02font00used correctly here? If talking about the different cases among the same kind of people, such as pre-teens, I think we can use "01font00In other cases" 02font00as a connecting tool. But to talk about the difference between two kinds of people, pre-teens and teens, is it right to use "01font00In other cases" 02font00as a connecting tool?02br
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00A million thanks.0-
  

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0I don't think it works well here, for the reason you gave. I had to go back and re-read in order to discover that the first sentence is about pre-teens and the second is about teens. 0-

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  • 0I don't think it works well here, for the reason you gave.
  • I had to go back and re-read in order to discover that the first sentence is about pre-teens and the second is about teens.
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0I don't think it works well here, for the reason you gave. I had to go back and re-read in order to discover that the first sentence is about pre-teens and the second is about teens. I would use 'on the other hand'.0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00re: Some form of bodily dissatisfaction is common among 01font00pre-teens02font00. If dissatisfaction is great, it may cause them to become shy or very easily embarrassed.01font00 01font00In 02font
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0 The author probably made the error of not being rigorous. For him, I guess, pre-teens are teens too. 02br
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00 If so, "in other cases" may be used. 02br
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00 However, I'd replace "opposite" by "01b00in other ways02b00." 0-
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