Is "including" the right word in this sentence?

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Hi,Does "including" sound fine in this sentence or should I use "consisting of" or "comprising""The proposed codes are presented in seven axis including “respect and empathy”, “autonomy”, “offering responsible care and reducing suffering”, “doing things right”, “beneficence”, “privacy and confidentiality”, and “social responsibility”Thanks!

Clive · Accepted Answer

I'd choose this.

But I don't know what it means to present a code in an axis.

The plural of axis is axes.

"The proposed codes are presented in seven axes, consisting of “respect and empathy”, “autonomy”, “offering responsible care and reducing suffering”, “doing things right”, “beneficence”, “privacy and confidentiality”, and “social responsibility”.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

"Including" is wrong, and you would need to have a unit to use the other two. I try to use the least break possible, in this case, a comma: The proposed codes are presented in seven axes, “respect and empathy”, “autonomy” …. A colon works, too: The proposed codes are presented in the following seven axes: “respect and empathy”, “autonomy” …. In words, it is "The proposed codes are presented in the seven axes of 'respect and empathy', 'autonomy' …."

The plural of "axis" is "axes", but you are pushing the limits of "axis". Other words that might work are "under the seven rubrics (of)" and "under the categories {of)".

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