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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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Work has increasingly become detached from a fixed place, and operations have become detached from their central headquarters. Communications networks, with bursts of data speeding thousands of miles, have meant the breakup of old geographical habits and locations.

Q) How is a "with" phrase in the second paragraph rephrased, if possible?
  

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Personally, I think that the phrase 'with bursts of data speeding thousands of miles' is verbiage and therefore unnecessary, as 'communications networks' implies this to begin with. Old geographical habits and locations have broken up because of communication networks. Old geographical habits and locations are breaking up because of communication networks.

— Hjoi

  • Personally, I think that the phrase 'with bursts of data speeding thousands of miles' is verbiage and therefore unnecessary, as 'communications networks' implies this to begin with.
  • Old geographical habits and locations have broken up because of communication networks.
  • Old geographical habits and locations are breaking up because of communication networks.
  • Old geographical habits and locations in which communication networks are installed, are breaking up because of them.
  • The rapidity with which bursts of data speeds across thousands of miles, is precursor for the breakup of old geographical habits and locations as communication networks are installed.
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Personally, I think that the phrase 'with bursts of data speeding thousands of miles' is verbiage and therefore unnecessary, as 'communications networks' implies this to begin with.

Old geographical habits and locations have broken up because of communication networks.

Old geographical habits and locations are breaking up because of communication networks.
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"with" connects "communications networks" and "bursts of data speeding thousands of miles" in a way that implies some association, but the exact nature of this association must be filled in from one's understanding of the context, i.e.:

Communications networks, which carry bursts of data speeding thousands of miles, ...
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