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Please correct these sentences.

01. Is the use of 01i00just02i00 and 01i00some 02i00(adjacent to each other) correct in the following sentence?02br
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10Many of today's best-known consumer brands date from this period: Singer sewing-machines in the USA (1850's), McCormick reapers in the USA (1850's) Pear's Soap in UK (1860's) Sapolio cleanser in the USA (1869), Henkel's Bleich Soda in Germany (1876) and Prudential Insurance in the UK (1890's) are 11b10just some12b10 examples.12br
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102. Is the use of 01i00as much 02i00without second 01i00as 02i00incorrect in the following sentence?01blockquote
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10The packaged goods manufacturers needed to convince the market that the public could place just 11b10as much12b10 trust in the non-local product.12br
10I think it should read like "10The packaged goods manufacturers needed to convince the market that the public could place just 11b10as much 12b10trust in the non-local product 11b10as they have in local products12b10".12br
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103. Don't we need "negligence" instead of 01i00neglect02i00 in the following sentence? Also isn't the second 01i00that 02i00redundant?02br
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10He argues that this 11b10neglect 12b10is becoming more serious and 11i11b10that 12b12i10without change, most corporate and brand strategies will be increasingly dysfunctional in the long term.12br
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104. Is semi-colon appropriate while citing an author in a paper? The first clause after semi-colon is also followed by 01i00that 02i00which makes the sentence completely inappropriate.02br
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10Further he argues11b10;12b10 that many commercial brands, in their quest of sales, growth and profitability “11i10can be meretricious and they can try to limit our freedom of choice.12i12br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001. 12font 10 Yes12br 12blockquote 11font 002. 12font 10 No, it's OK.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001.
  • 12font 10 Yes12br 12blockquote 11font 002.
  • 12font 10 No, it's OK.
  • But you need to precede this sentence by stating 'the thing you are comparing to'.
  • eg A sentence like 11font 10The public has a lot of trust in local products.
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0Hi,02br
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01font001. Is the use of 01i00just02i00 and 01i00some 02i00(adjacent to each other) correct in the following sentence?02br
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11font10Many of today's best-known consumer brands date from
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01. Yes.02br
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002. Yes & no. Yes with some modification: "... 01b00as the local one02b00". No as this may be elided, implied or understood. Theoretically, I’ll go with your assertion.02br
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003. No. 01b00Neglect02b00 means the 01i00act02i00 or 01i00fact02i00
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0 Thank You for the answers. But still I am not clear about the diference between 01i00neglect 02i00and 01i00negligence02i00. Please throw some light on it.02br
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0Hi,02br
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00You might begin by considering this simple example.02br
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00I spill oil on my stairs. I should clean it up, but I don't. You come into my home, and slip on my stairs, hurting yourself very seriously. You decide to sue me for damages. 02br
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00You would charge me with 01font00negligence
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0 OK Now it's making some sense.02br
00So you 01b00neglect02b00 the oil spilled on the floor and thus are chargedt for 01b00negligence02b00. Am I right?02br
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes. 02br
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