Is it acceptable to use ‘talking’ in the given sentence?
Is it acceptable to use ‘talking’ in the given sentence? I doubt it. As far as I know, ‘talking’ involves spoken words heard, which private messaging or text messaging don’t have.
Jayson said: “Avoid talking to Jessa by means of private messaging, phone calls, or text messaging about things that remind her of her father.”
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Talking is often used simply to mean communicating. The way your sentence is written suggests that about things that remind her of her father modifies only text messaging.
- Talking is often used simply to mean communicating.
- The way your sentence is written suggests that about things that remind her of her father modifies only text messaging.
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Talking is often used simply to mean communicating.
The way your sentence is written suggests that about things that remind her of her father modifies only text messaging.
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