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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Question whether the sentence is clear

"In OOOOO, lines are drawn on both sides of the playing field and each time the ball crosses over either line, a score is counted for the respective team."

Hi, is the above sentence clear? Specifically I am not sure if the use of "respective" in that manner is correct. Also, I'd like to know if it would still be good if "either" is replaced with "the."

Thanks.
  

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'Respective' is unnecessary. What is 'OO'? Without knowing the nature of what I guess is a game, I suppose it should read: In OO, lines are drawn at/across both ends of the playing field , and each time the ball crosses over a line, a point is scored against its defending team .

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Respective' is unnecessary.
  • What is 'OO'?
  • Without knowing the nature of what I guess is a game, I suppose it should read: In OO, lines are drawn at/across both ends of the playing field , and each time the ball crosses over a line, a point is scored against its defending team .
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'Respective' is unnecessary. What is 'OO'? Without knowing the nature of what I guess is a game, I suppose it should read:

In OO, lines are drawn at/across both ends of the playing field, and each time the ball crosses over a line, a point is scored against its defending team.
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Ok, thanks for your help Mister Micawber!

It's a game like field hockey but you wouldn't really recognize it even if I mentioned the name.
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