Omission of overlapping parts in two sentences
Is it possible to omit overlapping parts in two sentences? For example, can you say “Hatred cannot be solved with hatred, and violence (cannot be solved) with violence”?
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lifelong learner “Hatred cannot be solved with hatred, and violence (cannot be solved) with violence” I'm a learner myself, but I believe " Hatred cannot be solved with hatred and violence with violence " is OK. Please note how the comma before and is omitted.
- lifelong learner “Hatred cannot be solved with hatred, and violence (cannot be solved) with violence” I'm a learner myself, but I believe " Hatred cannot be solved with hatred and violence with violence " is OK.
- Please note how the comma before and is omitted.
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lifelong learner“Hatred cannot be solved with hatred, and violence (cannot be solved) with violence”
I'm a learner myself, but I believe "Hatred cannot be solved with hatred and violence with violence" is OK.
Please note how the comma before and is omitted.
0Interesting. An unusual use for "nor" and an exception to the comma for omission: “Hatred cannot be solved with hatred, nor violence with violence.” Expanded, that is “Hatred cannot be solved with hatred, nor (can) violence (be solved) with violence.” The "and" stops working when you lose the second negation.
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