Why are the parts before and after "or" not parallel?
But in reality, their day-to-day work might involve
spending time in boring hotels or stuck in airports waiting for flights, and
routine actions they’ve performed hundreds of times.
mehdi kord Why are the parts before and after "or" not parallel? They are parallel, but it is not readily apparent. I had to read it several times to get that "stuck in airports" goes with "spending time".
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mehdi kordWhy are the parts before and after "or" not parallel?
They are parallel, but it is not readily apparent. I had to read it several times to get that "stuck in airports" goes with "spending time". Then he expects us to remember "involve" enough to link it with "routine actions". It makes sense when you see those connections, but I didn't at first.