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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is the part in bold correctly positioned and punctuated?

The Buddha’s life condition is a compassionate state that prioritises over everything else -- the salvation of all mankind.

Is the part in bold correctly positioned and punctuated?

Thanks.
  

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I don't understand your intended meaning. That's often the problem with dashes. They are sometimes a way of making the reader do all the work.

— Clive

  • I don't understand your intended meaning.
  • That's often the problem with dashes.
  • They are sometimes a way of making the reader do all the work.
  • A state cannot prioritize anything.
  • Can you please explain your sentence's meaning some other way?
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I don't understand your intended meaning. That's often the problem with dashes. They are sometimes a way of making the reader do all the work.

A state cannot prioritize anything.

Can you please explain your sentence's meaning some other way?

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tamguatlayThe Buddha’s life condition is a compassionate state that prioritises over everything else -- the salvation of all mankind.Is the part in bold correctly positioned and punctuated?Thanks.
Thanks, Clive.

Does the following rephrasing work?

The Buddha's life condition is a compassionate state - - the salvation of all mankind - - th
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tamguatlayThe Buddha's life condition is a compassionate state - - the salvation of all mankind - - that prioritises over everything else.
As Clive said, "A state cannot prioritize anything." You have, once made the Buddha's life condition, a state, prioritize over something. Perhaps you mean 'takes priority'.
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Thanks, fivejedjon.

Please read my second post on this topic. May I have your comment, please?
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It was your second post that I responded to, tamguatlay.
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Does the following rephrasing work? No.

This seems to say

The Buddha's life condition is a compassionate state, which is the salvation of all mankind . . .

I don't understand what this means. How can a state be a salvation?
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