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NL888 Posted 18 years ago
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of diligence, not driving

True discipline achieves a balance by producing-not pushing; of diligence, not driving = True discipline achieves a balance by producing-not pushing; true discipline achieves a balance of diligence, not driving?
  

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I can't say I've seen the semi-colon used quite that way - maybe it's a strong dash instead of a strong comma. I believe your analysis is correct. Why he uses a dash in the P not P case and a comma in the D not D case is beyond me.

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  • I can't say I've seen the semi-colon used quite that way - maybe it's a strong dash instead of a strong comma.
  • I believe your analysis is correct.
  • Why he uses a dash in the P not P case and a comma in the D not D case is beyond me.
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I can't say I've seen the semi-colon used quite that way - maybe it's a strong dash instead of a strong comma. I believe your analysis is correct.

Why he uses a dash in the P not P case and a comma in the D not D case is beyond me. (He's running out of options!)
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NL888 True discipline achieves a balance by producing-not pushing; of diligence, not driving = True discipline achieves a balance by producing-not pushing; true discipline achieves a balance of diligence, not driving?
What is the sentence from? The way it is written, with the non-paralle
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I've carefully checked out the context in the book From Success to Significance by Richard Carswell. More context:
(The Discipline Factor)
Achieving a balance, is the ideal. Never confuse discipline rigidity. True discipline achieves a balance by producing-not pushing; of diligence, not driving. Even discipline needs to be disciplined. Balance hard work and discipli
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Is it possibly a bad translation of a good work? It's clearly not formal English.
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Certainly there are errors in the use of commas. It does seem to be a bad translation, or the work of someone who served as his own editor.
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