Timeline for Is this sentence right or wrong?
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| Oct 22, 2017 at 18:58 | comment | added | Nick | Okay, you disagree. It may be a matter of semantics. In essence, they mean the same thing pretty much, but I thought my version was more stylistic and added emphasis. If it were trying to tell two boys apart, I would definitely not care and say "by what they do". If you disagree, it is merely preference. I said that neither was wrong and I think you would agree with that. | |
| Oct 22, 2017 at 18:02 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | You said that your version "points out the boy and man better” [emphasis added]. I’m just saying that I disagree. I wouldn’t want the OP or other learners to come here and think your version constitutes an improvement. | |
| Oct 22, 2017 at 15:18 | comment | added | Nick | The other one is briefer and I did say hers is a very good sentence; I just liked separating a boy from a man in the following clause to show how different they are. | |
| Oct 22, 2017 at 11:18 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | I think this suggestion is a step in the wrong direction. The brevity of the original has a nice ring to it. | |
| Oct 22, 2017 at 9:18 | history | answered | Nick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |