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Keramus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The usage of that in this context
Hello everybody
On this link, it's written:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_women%27s_testimony_in_Islam
It is disputed whether this means that a woman's testimony worth half that of a man either in disputes about financial transactions or as a general matter.
Can I say instead:
It is disputed whether this means that a woman's testimony worth half a man's testimony either in disputes about financial transactions or as a general matter.
Thank you.
On this link, it's written:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_women%27s_testimony_in_Islam
It is disputed whether this means that a woman's testimony worth half that of a man either in disputes about financial transactions or as a general matter.
Can I say instead:
It is disputed whether this means that a woman's testimony worth half a man's testimony either in disputes about financial transactions or as a general matter.
Thank you.
Top answer
Neither sentence makes proper sense as written. I suppose it should say "a woman's testimony is worth half". With that correction the second sentence means the same as the first, but stylistically I prefer the first.
- Neither sentence makes proper sense as written.
- I suppose it should say "a woman's testimony is worth half".
- With that correction the second sentence means the same as the first, but stylistically I prefer the first.
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Neither sentence makes proper sense as written. I suppose it should say "a woman's testimony is worth half". With that correction the second sentence means the same as the first, but stylistically I prefer the first.
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