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Victo Posted 13 years ago
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Perfectly parallel?
Parallelism spot on in these? BTW, hyphen between 'spot' and 'on'?
1) He is not only the hair club president but also a client.
2) He likes not only fishing but also hunting.
Better than: "He not only likes fishing but also hunting." I believe "likes" offsets the parallel structure in this one – it's somewhat of a "curve ball", if you will.
1) He is not only the hair club president but also a client.
2) He likes not only fishing but also hunting.
Better than: "He not only likes fishing but also hunting." I believe "likes" offsets the parallel structure in this one – it's somewhat of a "curve ball", if you will.
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victo Parallelism spot on in these? Yes. victo BTW, hyphen between 'spot' and 'on'?
- victo Parallelism spot on in these?
- Yes.
- victo BTW, hyphen between 'spot' and 'on'?
- You could, but I’d say it’s absolutely necessary only if the phrase is used as an attributive modifier ( a spot-on imitation ).
- victo Better than: "He not only likes fishing but also hunting.
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victoParallelism spot on in these?Yes.
victoBTW, hyphen between 'spot' and 'on'?You could, but I’d say it’s absolutely necessary only if the phrase is used as an attributive modifier (a spot-on imitation).
victoBetter than: "He not only likes fishing but also hunting.Worlds.
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