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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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In the sentence: "I recommended Jill to aid Frank, the author of the class book, in the editing of what was then the newest edition."
or should it read "...with the editing..."?
also, is newest edition good enough to imply the class book or should it be fully spelled out?
or should it read "...with the editing..."?
also, is newest edition good enough to imply the class book or should it be fully spelled out?
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What you have is fine by me, as long as there's some prior context to set up the time line. (Otherwise, "what was then" might be a bit of a jolt. )
- What you have is fine by me, as long as there's some prior context to set up the time line.
- (Otherwise, "what was then" might be a bit of a jolt.
- )
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What you have is fine by me, as long as there's some prior context to set up the time line. (Otherwise, "what was then" might be a bit of a jolt. And we need to know why we might be editing an edition which was not the newest.)
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ah, yes.
it took place 4 years ago. does that help clarify? thanks!
it took place 4 years ago. does that help clarify? thanks!
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