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Hello everyone. Thank you so much for looking. I am currently studying English as my second language, and I just recieved a task from my teacher. I am currently in the process of finding errors in a text, and I am wondering about the phrases inside the brackets. The thing bothering me is the = inside. Is it wrong to do so? If yes, why? Thanks in advance.

Popular humour may sometimes rely in double entendre (=using a phrase that can be understood in two ways, one of witch is usually sexual) or on innuendo (=making an indirect suggestion of something rude). These were both used a lot in the popular series of Carry On films who began in the 1960s."

Clive · Accepted Answer

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Hello everyone. Thank you so much for looking. I am currently studying English as my second language, and I just recieved a task from my teacher. I am currently in the process of finding errors in a text, and I am wondering about the phrases inside the brackets. The thing bothering me is the = inside. Is it wrong to do so? If yes, why? Thanks in advance.

Popular humour may sometimes rely in double entendre (=using a phrase that can be understood in two ways, one of witch is usually sexual) or on innuendo (=making an indirect suggestion of something rude). These were both used a lot in the popular series of Carry On films who began in the 1960s."

Popular humour may sometimes rely on double entendre (using a phrase that can be understood in two ways, one of which is usually sexual) or on innuendo (making an indirect suggestion of something rude). These were both used a lot in the popular series of Carry On films which began in the 1960s."

When you give an explanation in parentheses, don't use an equal sign). The parentheses themselves show it's an explanation).

Best wishes, Clive

Kamira · Answer

Thank you so much! I think I understand it a bit better now. :3

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