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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

incommunicado

Plainclothes security personnel arrested them on January 1 from Hilong and kept them incommunicado in detention until their release.

Is the word "incommunicado" positioned correctly?

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Hi Abil, I think it's okay. " What's that about? It makes no sense to me.

— Avangi

  • Hi Abil, I think it's okay.
  • " What's that about?
  • It makes no sense to me.
  • Also, I'd consider "in detention" redundant.
  • "Kept them incommunicado until their release" gives the same information, I believe.
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Hi Abil,

I think it's okay. But I have trouble with "from Hilong." What's that about? It makes no sense to me.

Also, I'd consider "in detention" redundant. "Kept them incommunicado until their release" gives the same information, I believe. You might say, "kept them detained incommunicado until their release," but "detained" doesn't add much. You can be detained without be
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Dear Mr. Avangi,

You are right. I was not careful when I wrote the sentence. "Incommunicado" covers detention.

Thanks a lot.
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