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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Traffic and trafficking

How would you phrase the following sentences please?
The 2nd biggest traffic after drug trafficking is animal trafficking.
Drug trafficking is the most punishable crime with the highest sentence.

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Note: the basic word here is "traffic," which is a noun and a verb. Also, "trafficking" is not necessarily illegal, unless it involves items that are illegally transported. For example, there is traffic in legal pharmaceuticals and pets worldwide.

— Anonymous

  • Note: the basic word here is "traffic," which is a noun and a verb.
  • Also, "trafficking" is not necessarily illegal, unless it involves items that are illegally transported.
  • For example, there is traffic in legal pharmaceuticals and pets worldwide.
  • The traffic in illegal drugs is the biggest illegal trafficking problem worldwide.
  • The second biggest is the traffic in endangered animal species.
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Note: the basic word here is "traffic," which is a noun and a verb. Also, "trafficking" is not necessarily illegal, unless it involves items that are illegally transported. For example, there is traffic in legal pharmaceuticals and pets worldwide.

The traffic in illegal drugs is the biggest illegal trafficking problem worldwide. The second biggest is the traffic in endangered animal s
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There are a variety of ways to say the first sentence. For example:
Among criminal trafficking, animal trafficking is second only to drug trafficking.
Drug trafficking, followed by animal trafficking, are the two largest categories of criminal trafficking.

As for the second sentence, if you are still comparing the two (drugs and animal trafficking):
Drug trafficking has the g
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