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Timothy Boyer    April 12, 2022 - 9:37AM

In reply to by Simon (not verified)

Before accusing someone of "ravings" or blaming an editor, you really should educate yourself by understanding that prose has progressed beyond simple grade school grammar. I would recommend that you read "Building Great Sentences: How to write the kinds of sentences you love to read" by Brooks Landon who explains that not all writing needs to be---or should be--- short monosyllabic noun, verb, direct object construction. I admit the sentence you point out is not perfect---missing an "s" in the word "case" and it could use a "that" removal to make it tighter, but it is otherwise a good sentence that supports the lead sentence of the paragraph. Yes, I am a professional writer. But even professional writers have typos and auto-correct errors when having to write fast and accurately. Try typing a page on someone else's keyboard before launching into your own "ravings."

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