She was the first woman elected mayor of that city.

Exactly the same, except that it confirms her as being elected.

Feebs11Exactly the same, except that it confirms her as being elected.

Exactly. There could be a situation when the person is appointed for a short period of time until there is another election.

Teleostomi

She was the first woman ( ) mayor of that city.

What if "elected" goes in the parenthesis? What would it mean?

Hi all,

I wonder if it should be 'into' instead of 'in' in that question. Also, is it better to say 'What will it mean?' instead?

Thank you.

Best wishes,

PBF

"Would" (conditional) is better here -- "what would it mean if ...."

"What would it mean if we elected a woman president?" -- speculative -- might or might not happen

"What will it mean when we elect a woman predsident?" -- assumes this will definitely happen sometime in the future.

Also, "goes in the parentheses" (plural) sounds better to m

Thanks, it really helps to have someone kind enough to tell us how to improve our writing.

Khoff"Would" (conditional) is better here -- "what would it mean if ...."

"What would it mean if we elected a woman president?" -- speculative -- might or might not happen

"What will it mean when we elect a woman predsident?" -- assumes this will definitely happen sometime in the future.

Also, "goes in the parentheses

Would it make a difference if I said 'the fact of it being there' instead of 'the fact of it is being there' ?

Hi, PBF. "The fact of it being there would be okay." Actually, you caught me in an error -- I should have written "the fact of its being there" (possessive, not contraction of "it is") . So the choice is similar to

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Ah, I see. Thank you for explaining that to me, khoff.

Best wishes,

PBF