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Pranasas Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Relating/related ?

"Many respondents have some kind of connections related to serious gambling."

"Many respondents have some kind of connections relating to serious gambling."

Which one is better?


The very next conclusion:

"Young people are not too cautious regarding the possible gambling addiction."

Is the use of "regarding" correct?


Thanks!
  

Top answer

" Your sentences have semantic issues. First, the meaning of "connection" is vague in the context. What do you mean?

  • " Your sentences have semantic issues.
  • First, the meaning of "connection" is vague in the context.
  • What do you mean?
  • I am guessing.
  • "?
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pranasas
pranasas"Many respondents have some kind of connections related to serious gambling."
Your sentences have semantic issues. First, the meaning of "connection" is vague in the context. What do you mean? I am guessing. Do you mean to say:"Many respondents have serious problems related to gambling."?
pranasas"Young pe
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Hi. Thank you for response.

First sentence: I intended to mean that many respondents have close friends, relatives, etc who go to casinos and/or gamble seriously.
I generalized them all as connections (I need short sentences for my sketchy "Powerpoint" presentation), I guess that's not the appropriate word :/

Second sentence: I intended to mean that a number of people rated g
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pranasas"only a little addictive"
There is no such thing as "only a little addictive". If some one has a cocaine habit, he is addicted. It doesn't matter if it is a 50-a-day addiction or a 200-dollar-day addiction. That reasoning applies to gambling. If the meaning is unclear, your presentation may be in jeopardy. For me, Gambling Addiction for the title is ap
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I guess it's a matter of discussion. I believe addiction can be rated in a way which represents how quickly one can become addicted...
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pranasasI guess it's a matter of discussion. I believe addiction can be rated in a way which represents how quickly one can become addicted...
Just for discussion purpose, addiction is just a generic term for a dependency of some kind. When you consider someone with an addiction, he is in serious trouble. Even in the hit song by Robert Palmer in the 80's, it s

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