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Wholegrain Posted 15 years ago
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Is this sentence a question?


Has their “stock” risen as, for so many years, they were the butt of so many comments from high-flying tech investors — “Procter & Gamble? How boring!”


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And what about value investors as a group? Has their “stock” risen as, for so
many years, they were the butt of so many comments from high-flying tech
investors — “Procter & Gamble? How boring!” Even Buffett himself took a lot
of shots, many wondered publically — even journalists — whether his
investing style was finished.
  

Top answer

Hi, It's a question, but the whole extract is poorly written in my opinion. Frequent use of dashes is often a sign of poor writing. If I couldn't rewrite, I'd at least consider this.

— Clive

  • Hi, It's a question, but the whole extract is poorly written in my opinion.
  • Frequent use of dashes is often a sign of poor writing.
  • If I couldn't rewrite, I'd at least consider this.
  • Has their "stock" risen as, for so many years, they were the **** of so many comments from high-flying tech investors ?
  • " Procter & Gamble?
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Hi,

It's a question, but the whole extract is poorly written in my opinion. Frequent use of dashes is often a sign of poor writing.

If I couldn't rewrite, I'd at least consider this.
Has their "stock" risen as, for so
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