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Sextus Posted 20 years ago
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What I want to ask is very specific. Isn't it better to take "after" out in the following sentence?

"At present we shall speak in outline about the Skeptical way of thought, after having previously stated this: that about none of the things that will be said do we affirm that they certainly are just as we say, but, according to that which appears to us now, we report descriptively on each thing."

Thanks,

Sextus
  

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It may make the sentence marginally better. Remember, however, to show position of the gerund, having . after our having previously stated this...

— Archaic

  • It may make the sentence marginally better.
  • Remember, however, to show position of the gerund, having .
  • after our having previously stated this...
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It may make the sentence marginally better. Remember, however, to show position of the gerund, having.

...after our having previously stated this...
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You're right about the possession (?) of the gerund. But if I leave "after" out, there's no need to use "our", right?
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Yeah, that was a typo; but you still have to show possession of the gerund once after is dropped.
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