Two sentences about culture
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In Kamigata culture, which flourished around Osaka, put a great emphasis on being practical and economical. In addition, in a closed market, the merchants had a custom of getting business opportunities by having seemingly trivial conversations with their customers on a daily basis.
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) put a great emphasis on being practical and economical. In addition, in a closed market, the merchants had a custom of getting business opportunities by having seemingly trivial conversations with their customers on a daily basis.
- ) put a great emphasis on being practical and economical.
- In addition, in a closed market, the merchants had a custom of getting business opportunities by having seemingly trivial conversations with their customers on a daily basis.
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In the Kamigata culture, which flourished around Osaka, (where is the subject?) put a great emphasis on being practical and economical. In addition, in a closed market, the merchants had a custom of getting business opportunities by having seemingly trivial conversations with their customers on a daily basis.
0The first sentence isn't grammatical. It would be grammatical if you deleted the word "In".
The second sentence is grammatical English, but somehow I find it hard to understand exactly what was going on. Did the merchants pretend to talk trivia while really probing for business opportunities?
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