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Chrismlangan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
parenthsis
Would the following sentence be considred correct? "I ordered live (yes, I love liver)." Or would the content in parenthesis need to stand as its own sentence, or does it not matter?
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It appears to be informal writing-- in which case, it doesn't matter.
- It appears to be informal writing-- in which case, it doesn't matter.
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It appears to be informal writing-- in which case, it doesn't matter.
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Is there a rule of thumb for something like this in academic writing?
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The rule of thumb is that parenthetical remarks should be avoided. By definition, parenthetical comments are either off-topic or insignificant-- and therefore generally inappropriate to the composition of a more formal paper. If one needs to be included, then do away with the parentheses and incorporate the statement into the paragraph structure in a surer manner.
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