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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is my editing of the sentence acceptable?
The sentence: Keep stepping on poop is not a criteria to be a hero or gentleman. After my editing: To Keep stepping on poop is not a criterion on which a hero or gentleman stands.
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'****' is not a word that should generally be introduced, and I don't really understand your sentence anyway: why would a gentleman be led, appropriately or inappropriately, to step on it?
- '****' is not a word that should generally be introduced, and I don't really understand your sentence anyway: why would a gentleman be led, appropriately or inappropriately, to step on it?
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'****' is not a word that should generally be introduced, and I don't really understand your sentence anyway: why would a gentleman be led, appropriately or inappropriately, to step on it?
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The use of the word **** is widespread because it is treated as drug by FDA:
As Fecal Transplants Cure and Save Lives, FDA Classifies **** as a Drug and Restricts It
http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/as-fecal-transplants-cure-and-save-lives-fda-classifies-****-as-a-drug-and-restrict
As Fecal Transplants Cure and Save Lives, FDA Classifies **** as a Drug and Restricts It
http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/as-fecal-transplants-cure-and-save-lives-fda-classifies-****-as-a-drug-and-restrict
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It is used in the headline (an eye-catcher); it is not the medical term for the drug—and stepping in it is not a medical procedure.
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Well, I think the writer intended to mean:
Good shoes don't step on dog ***.
Referring to "it is better not to get involved in an awkward situation."
Good shoes don't step on dog ***.
Referring to "it is better not to get involved in an awkward situation."
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