0
Taka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

modification

0 01span00Opaque writing provides a camouflage, a mask, a shield 01u00of technique02u00 behind which we hide, hoping no one sees through to the frightened little writer.02span02br
01span00----------02span02br
02br
02br
01span00About 'of technique', does it refer only to 'a shield'? Or is it 'a camouflage of technique'+'a mask of technique'+'a shield of technique'?02span0-
  

Top answer

02br 02br 00opaque writing acts as a camoflage and a mask and a shield of technique0-

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00opaque writing acts as a camoflage and a mask and a shield of technique0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

19 Answers
0
0shield apples to technique only.02br
02br
00opaque writing acts as a camoflage and a mask and a shield of technique0-
0
0
0 nona, could you please tell me why you crossed out the latter interpretation? 0-
0
0
0 Hi Taka,02br
00When I took a course in specification writing, I was instructed to be careful with the usage of 'of' for the last item in the list since it could be misinterpreted. Here is an example:02br
02br
00This sentence, “Use three round-head screws, three flat-head screws, and 01u00three fillister-head screws of grade eight02u00,” m
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Hoa Thai12cite10However, as you sentence stands, I must agree with Nona.12blockquote
10Could you tell me why?0-
0
0
0Hi Taka,02br
02br
01font00Opaque writing provides a camouflage, a mask, a shield 00of technique00 behind which we hide, hoping no one sees through to the frightened little writer.00 02font02br
02br
01font00--02font02br
02br
02br
01font
0
0
1blockquote
01cite10Taka12cite11span10Opaque writing provides a camouflage, a mask, a shield 11u10of technique12u10 behind which we hide, hoping no one sees through to the frightened little writer.12span12br
11span10--12span12br
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Clive12cite10Hi Taka,12br
12br
12br
12br
11font10Opaque writing provides a camouflage, a mask, a shield 10of technique10 behind which we hide, hoping no one sees through to the frightened little writer.10 12font12br
11font
0
0
0Hoa Thai:02br
00This sentence definitely is01b00n't 02b00written along those criteria taught to you in that course05002br
00However, fiction/critics and specification writing are different, and in reading the sentence I would align myself with RayH. I think that the author used the repetition as a rhetorical device. And he/she has a confu
0
0
0Hi,02br
02br
01font00does 'a mask of technique' really make sense here? Does it sound natural as English?02font00 I wouldn't say it sounds terrible. Are you trying to analyze the grammar, critique the style, or reason out the meaning? All three, perhaps?02br
02br
00Trying to make minimal changes, I'd prefer to writ
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Clive12cite11span11b11i10all12i11u10 relying on 12u12b11u10technique. We hide behind these, hoping no one sees through to the frightened little writer.12u12span12br
12blockquote
10Clive, if y
0

Related Questions