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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Two commas next to as
Such reductionism had recourse in quantitative pedagogy, though a coterie of Hegelians, those who follow Georg W.F Hegel’s philosophy, rebuked Comte’s positivism, as, like Dilthey himself, they advocated interpretivism whereby the social science may not be subject to the empiricism of the natural science.
The two commas look very strange placed here. Is this ok?
The two commas look very strange placed here. Is this ok?
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The misplaced commas in this run-on sentence are the least of its problems.
- The misplaced commas in this run-on sentence are the least of its problems.
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The misplaced commas in this run-on sentence are the least of its problems.
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AnonymousWhat are the other problems?A plethora of comma splices. The sentence is not structured grammatically.
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Does that matter? Is this a common thing to do when answering a question using the least amount of words possible?
How could you write the sentence so that it uses the least amount of words while also being grammatically correct?
How could you write the sentence so that it uses the least amount of words while also being grammatically correct?
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AnonymousDoes that matter?It matters if you want readers to understand it.
If it is your own note-taking, you can decipher or reconstruct it yourself.
Anonymouswhen answering a question using the least amount of words possible?Why is that an objective? It seems that the objective of writing should be clarity and elega
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I am able to understand the sentence perfectly fine.
Such reductionism had recourse to quantitative pedagogy, though a coterie of Hegelians who follow Georg W.F Hegel’s philosophy, rebuked Comte’s positivism as, like Dilthey himself, they advocated interpretivism whereby the social science may not be subject to the empiricism of the natural science.
Is this 'understandable' now
Such reductionism had recourse to quantitative pedagogy, though a coterie of Hegelians who follow Georg W.F Hegel’s philosophy, rebuked Comte’s positivism as, like Dilthey himself, they advocated interpretivism whereby the social science may not be subject to the empiricism of the natural science.
Is this 'understandable' now
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Hegelian philosophers is the subject of rebuked.
No comma is needed after rebuked.
Is a comma needed before as?
No comma is needed after rebuked.
Is a comma needed before as?
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Hegelians is the object of a preposition. It cannot grammatically serve as the subject of rebuked.
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Anonymousthey advocated interpretivism whereby the social science may not be subject to the empiricism of the natural science.To my ear, you need 'might' or 'could' with 'advocated'.
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