July 3, 2024
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But for some other people, there won’t be any changes between them before going to prison and after leaving prison.
Is this sentence grammatically correct? Are there any improvements to this sentence? Thank you all in advance.
But for some other people, there won’t be any changes between them before going to prison and after leaving prison.
But prison doesn’t change some people.
But some people are unchanged by prison.
But some people aren’t changed by (time spent in) prison.
But for some people, their time in prison doesn’t change them.
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As other commenters have mentioned, we really need more context to correct this sentence. When I first read “but for” at the beginning of the sentence, I assumed it meant “except for / were it not for,” as in “But for the excessive humidity, it might have been a pleasant day,” so I had to read your sentence a couple times before I could make sense of it. But if you had included more context, such as the sentence that precedes yours, then I probably wouldn’t have been confused.
July 4, 2024
Yes, you are right. Thank you very much.
But for some other people, there won’t be any changes betweento them before going to prison and after leaving prison.
Are there any improvements to this sentence?
Thank you all in advance.
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It sounds a little awkward. Perhaps something like: "But for some other people, their time in prison does not change them."
July 4, 2024
Yes you are right. Thank you very much.
But some people won't change in prison and leave as they previously were. ¶
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But for some other people, therey won’'t be any changes between them before going to prison and after leaving prison.change from their previous ways before prison once they leave it.
It looks like your sentence requires context to actually understand. Like you're explaining a story where some people change and some people don't after experiencing prison. It starts in the middle of the "story" rather than just a stand-alone sentence.
But I was able to grasp the meaning of the sentence, it just needs to be made clearer.
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
July 3, 2024
Thank you very much. Your understanding of the sentence is correct.
July 3, 2024
You could also say:
But for some people (no need for other), there won't be any changes between them going to prison and leaving (or coming out, or coming back out). Since there is between and going and coming, it already means before and after indirectly.
July 5, 2024
Thank you very much
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But for some other people, there won’t be any changes between them before going to prison and after leaving prison. But some people won't change in prison and leave as they previously were. ¶ It looks like your sentence requires context to actually understand. Like you're explaining a story where some people change and some people don't after experiencing prison. It starts in the middle of the "story" rather than just a stand-alone sentence. But I was able to grasp the meaning of the sentence, it just needs to be made clearer. But for some other people, there won’t be any changes But for some other people, there won’t be any changes between them before going to prison and after leaving prison. But prison doesn’t change some people. But some people are unchanged by prison. But some people aren’t changed by (time spent in) prison. But for some people, their time in prison doesn’t change them. |
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