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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Is this wording correct?

I have been an innocent bystander to the shredding of the familial bond that has always held me together.

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Anonymous familial bond A familial bond is a bond between the members of a family. Thus, they hold a family together; they don't hold any one family member together. So "always held me together" doesn't work well.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous familial bond A familial bond is a bond between the members of a family.
  • Thus, they hold a family together; they don't hold any one family member together.
  • So "always held me together" doesn't work well.
  • With a little re-wording you might be able to fix that.
  • CJ
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Anonymousfamilial bond
A familial bond is a bond between the members of a family. Thus, they hold a family together; they don't hold any one family member together. So "always held me together" doesn't work well.

With a little re-wording you might be able to fix that.

CJ
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Hi CJ, thank you for replying! What if I took out 'familial' bond? Does the sentence make sense in general?

Thank you again!
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AnonymousWhat if I took out 'familial' bond?
Depending on the rest of the sentence that could work, yes.
AnonymousDoes the sentence make sense in general?
Yes.

CJ
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