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Do the simplest thing that works, which in this case is example 3. The rules of sentence structure don't really cover these kinds of things. That is a defect of the rules of sentence structure, not...
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2020-01-03T20:41:49Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T04:06:38Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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2019-12-08T04:06:38Z (over 4 years ago)
Do the simplest thing that works, which in this case is example 3. The rules of sentence structure don't really cover these kinds of things. That is a defect of the rules of sentence structure, not of the examples themselves. Remember that the first rule is clarity. Grammar rules and style guides exist to codify the practices that **usually** produce the clearest and least ambiguous result. They are a good guide most of the time. But these rules are the servants of clarity, not its master, and in some cases clarity will demand something that these rules cannot account for. Doing something more convoluted or complex in order to stay onside with a grammar rule or a style guide is putting the horse before the cart. As George Orwell said, "Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous."
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2017-09-12T22:30:54Z (over 6 years ago)
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