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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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on personal level

[On/At] ([a/the]) personal level, my wife and mother-in-law have resigned to avoid potential conflict of interest.

1 Is the above correct?
2. Which is correct?

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I would use: On a personal level my wife and mother-in-law have resigned to avoid(any) potential conflict(s) of interest. But I don't see the necessity for the phrase personal level . What's the problem with: My wife and mother-in-law have resigned to avoid(any) potential conflict(s) of interest between them.

— Optilang

  • I would use: On a personal level my wife and mother-in-law have resigned to avoid(any) potential conflict(s) of interest.
  • But I don't see the necessity for the phrase personal level .
  • What's the problem with: My wife and mother-in-law have resigned to avoid(any) potential conflict(s) of interest between them.
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I would use:

On a personal level my wife and mother-in-law have resigned to avoid(any) potential conflict(s) of interest.

But I don't see the necessity for the phrase personal level.

What's the problem with:

My wife and mother-in-law have resigned to avoid(any) potential conflict(s) of interest between them.
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[On or At, author's choice] a personal level, my wife and mother-in-law have [do you mean resolved?] resigned to avoid potential conflict of interest.
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RayH, sorry for not providing the full context. It was said by the president of Taiwan. He didn't want his presidency jeopardized due to his wife's and mother in law's positions.
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New2grammarRayH, sorry for not providing the full context. It was said by the president of Taiwan. He didn't want his presidency jeopardized due to his wife's and mother in law's positions.

I hope everyone takes this as a lesson. If you want an accurate answer you must provide the relevant context. If in doubt more is better. If really i
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I totally agree with you. I feel the same way and urge everyone to do the same. I'm embarassed that I still sometimes forget to provide the full context or think that the context is sufficient. This time it's my fault. Most of the time, if I quote from a writing, I'll provide a link. Lately, most of my posts are either quoted from videos or made up.
RayHIf you want an accur
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