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Griffey Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The order of words
Hi, I have a question about the order of words in the following sentences.
1. The total audience is the circulation multiplied by the readers per copy.
2. The total audience is the multiplied circulation by the readers per copy.
I wonder whether the shift of the word 'multiplied' makes difference in meaning or not.
Does #2 sentence make sense both in grammar and meaning, or does it sound very awkward or wrong to native English speakers?
Please, help. I look forward to any helpful comment.
1. The total audience is the circulation multiplied by the readers per copy.
2. The total audience is the multiplied circulation by the readers per copy.
I wonder whether the shift of the word 'multiplied' makes difference in meaning or not.
Does #2 sentence make sense both in grammar and meaning, or does it sound very awkward or wrong to native English speakers?
Please, help. I look forward to any helpful comment.
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The second is not correct. I would write the first as "The total aufience is the circulation (figures) multiplied by the number of readers per copy.
- The second is not correct.
- I would write the first as "The total aufience is the circulation (figures) multiplied by the number of readers per copy.
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The second is not correct.
I would write the first as "The total aufience is the circulation (figures) multiplied by the number of readers per copy.
I would write the first as "The total aufience is the circulation (figures) multiplied by the number of readers per copy.
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Griffeyorder of wordsUse 1, not 2. The order makes a difference.
I wonder if "circulation" really means "number of copies sold", as it should, but then I don't know news media jargon.
CJ
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In my experience, newspapers usually talk about their readership, not their audience.
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