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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Necessary?

Hi
"Many investigations have shown that mental concentration can be affected when doing intellectual activities in the morning without having had breakfast previously, and that a proper breakfast helps to keep the mental performance in that moment of the day, according to tests on memory and attention."

Is the underlined part necessary?
  

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soheil1 Is the underlined part necessary? Consider this: I have a pet dog. His name is Fido .

— CalifJim

  • soheil1 Is the underlined part necessary?
  • Consider this: I have a pet dog.
  • His name is Fido .
  • Is the underlined part necessary?
  • _______________________ The answer is that if the writer wants to communicate this information, he must write it down in his text.
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soheil1Is the underlined part necessary?
Consider this:

I have a pet dog. His name is Fido.

Is the underlined part necessary?
_______________________

The answer is that if the writer wants to communicate this information, he must write it down in his text.
If he does not care if people know this informat
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He said it has been shown in many investigation, and then says according to tests on......
It is what is confusing me
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soheil1He said it has been shown in many investigation, and then says according to tests on......It is what is confusing me
Ah. OK. I see what you mean. Now that you mention it, it is confusing.

I think that all we can say is that not everything you see in print is necessarily going to be written perfectly. People sometimes don't proofread as care
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Should I email him and tell him this?
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soheil1Should I email him and tell him this?
Either you're joking or you really have email access to the author.

In the latter case, why haven't you asked the author to clear up your confusion? He or she could certainly explain it better than we forum members might do. After all, he wrote it!
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