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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
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When the foreign media were not allowed
Is this sentence correct:
1) John believes that the exposition of their exactions, when the foreign media were not allowed into the country, was what dealt the final blow to their credibility.
Meaning:
John believes that the exposition of their exactions, which took place when the foreign media were not allowed into the country, was what dealt the final blow to their credibility.
In '1', 'when the foreign media were not allowed into the country', postmodifies 'their exactions'.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) John believes that the exposition of their exactions, when the foreign media were not allowed into the country, was what dealt the final blow to their credibility.
Meaning:
John believes that the exposition of their exactions, which took place when the foreign media were not allowed into the country, was what dealt the final blow to their credibility.
In '1', 'when the foreign media were not allowed into the country', postmodifies 'their exactions'.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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What do you mean by 'the exposition of their exactions'?
- What do you mean by 'the exposition of their exactions'?
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Thank you very much Fivejedjon,
I meant that someone exposed the exactions they committed. Take the Khmer Rouge for instance. They commit exactions. For a while nobody knows about them and then afterwards they are exposed. In the case of the Khmer, the exactions were exposed when they were still ongoing. This is just an example.
Gratefully,
Navi
I meant that someone exposed the exactions they committed. Take the Khmer Rouge for instance. They commit exactions. For a while nobody knows about them and then afterwards they are exposed. In the case of the Khmer, the exactions were exposed when they were still ongoing. This is just an example.
Gratefully,
Navi
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Then you need exposure, not exposition. Depending on who this is aimed at, some of your readers may not know what is meant by exactions.
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Thank you very much Fivejedjon,
Yes. Exposure! I messed up, didn't I? I am sorry about that.
But other than that the sentence is fine, isn't it?
1) John believes that the exposure of their exactions, when the foreign media were not allowed into the country, was what dealt the final blow to their credibility.
Yes. Exposure! I messed up, didn't I? I am sorry about that.
But other than that the sentence is fine, isn't it?
1) John believes that the exposure of their exactions, when the foreign media were not allowed into the country, was what dealt the final blow to their credibility.
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