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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Who does "they" refer to? "the wife and 5 kids"?
Context:
But that still doesn't absolve the US from their century plus of murder and mayhem, rape, torture, use of WMDs, chemical weapons, theft on a grand scale, ... .
You see, if you murder your wife and 5 kids, one can't get off by pointing out that they committed just one murder.
But that still doesn't absolve the US from their century plus of murder and mayhem, rape, torture, use of WMDs, chemical weapons, theft on a grand scale, ... .
You see, if you murder your wife and 5 kids, one can't get off by pointing out that they committed just one murder.
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NL888 You see, if you murder your wife and 5 kids, one can't get off by pointing out that they committed just one murder. "They" refers to "one". It is poorly worded.
- NL888 You see, if you murder your wife and 5 kids, one can't get off by pointing out that they committed just one murder.
- "They" refers to "one".
- It is poorly worded.
- "You" should have been used consistently.
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NL888You see, if you murder your wife and 5 kids, one can't get off by pointing out that they committed just one murder."They" refers to "one". It is poorly worded. "You" should have been used consistently.
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