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Little alex Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Parentheses?
Here is an excerpt from a paper I am writing. Is it okay for me to use parantheses in this way?
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... The drugs cause Alex to feel unbearably sick, resulting in a learned revulsion towards any degree of wrongdoing (and Beethoven, as an unintended side-effect.) This embodies the main theme of the book, ...
(ps: Thanks!)
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... The drugs cause Alex to feel unbearably sick, resulting in a learned revulsion towards any degree of wrongdoing (and Beethoven, as an unintended side-effect.) This embodies the main theme of the book, ...
(ps: Thanks!)
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Basically, parentheses should be avoided in formal writing, since parentheses indicate something that is beside the point, and careful writing should not be beside the point. If it is important enough to include it, then incorporate it into the sentence – a learned revulsion towards any degree of wrongdoing and to Beethoven, as an unintended side-effect . Otherwise, omit it.
- Basically, parentheses should be avoided in formal writing, since parentheses indicate something that is beside the point, and careful writing should not be beside the point.
- If it is important enough to include it, then incorporate it into the sentence – a learned revulsion towards any degree of wrongdoing and to Beethoven, as an unintended side-effect .
- Otherwise, omit it.
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Basically, parentheses should be avoided in formal writing, since parentheses indicate something that is beside the point, and careful writing should not be beside the point. If it is important enough to include it, then incorporate it into the sentence – a learned revulsion towards any degree of wrongdoing and to Beethoven, as an unintended side-effect. Otherwise, omit it.
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