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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Is this naturally phrased?
Is this sentence naturally phrased?
Some believe that scientists and biologists already have, to some extent, a cure for cancer but that releasing it would be detrimental financially to the government as they are making billions off of cancer.
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anonymous would be detrimental financially would be financially detrimental See above. That's the only change I'd make. anonymous off (of) cancer Others object to 'off of' and would recommend removing 'of' to leave only 'off'.
- anonymous would be detrimental financially would be financially detrimental See above.
- That's the only change I'd make.
- anonymous off (of) cancer Others object to 'off of' and would recommend removing 'of' to leave only 'off'.
- It would probably better to do that.
- That sentence certainly grabs the reader's attention.
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anonymouswould be detrimental financially
would be financially detrimental
See above. That's the only change I'd make.
anonymousoff (of) cancer
Others object to 'off of' and would recommend removing 'of' to leave only 'off'. It would probably better to do that.
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