Timeline for Is the usage of "of such capacity" in the mentioned sentence idiomatic?
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| Dec 16, 2017 at 21:18 | comment | added | Jeff Morrow | Amazingly, "of that sort" does result in a less vague sentence. I am still not 100% sure I know what you intend, but the sense appears to be expressible much more concisely with: "X requires explanation. The next part proposes one." English is hard in large part because there are so many words to choose from, but that is also its source of power. | |
| Dec 16, 2017 at 20:47 | comment | added | Sasan | @JeffMorrow What about "a view of that sort"? | |
| Dec 14, 2017 at 20:19 | answer | added | joiedevivre | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 14, 2017 at 19:39 | answer | added | jungledream | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 14, 2017 at 19:14 | comment | added | Jeff Morrow | The whole sentence is quite opaque. I am pretty sure that "capacity" is wrong, but I hesitate to suggest any alternative because I cannot figure out what the intended meaning is. I suggest that the question be edited for additional detail on what thought is intended. | |
| Dec 14, 2017 at 19:05 | history | asked | Sasan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |