Aug. 21, 2024
Lapalissade (from Your English Grail)
I introduce a new post category: a source to read! To be adept at understanding complex texts, you have to practise reading them. From time to time, I will share links to unusual texts with you. I want you at least to skim through them to get an idea about the topic.
The first post of this kind is about a lapalissade, a funny type of wordiness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapalissade. Read this both in English and Russian because in the Russian version there are more examples of it. As a bonus, you'll understand the problem with the well-known quote from Lenin:
'Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true.'
I'm introduceing a new post category: a source to read!
To be adept at understanding complex texts, you have to practise reading them.
From time to time, I will share links to unusual texts with you.
I want you to at least to skim through them to get an idea about the topic.
I don't know if "at least to" is wrong, but it sounds clunky to me.
You could also say "to get a rough idea of the topic".
The first post of this kind is about a lapalissade,; a funny type of wordiness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapalissade.
or "a lapalissade, which is a"
This sentence suggests the post is about a particular example of a lapalissade. If it's about the concept as a whole: "is about lapalissades, which are a..."
Read this in both in English and Russian, because in the Russian version there are more examples of it.
As a bonus, you'll understand the problem with the well-known quote from Lenin: 'Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true.'
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Excellent writing, you sound very natural!
I introduce a new post category: a source to read!
To be adept at understanding complex texts, you have to practise reading them.
From time to time, I will share links to unusual texts with you.
The first post of this kind is about a lapalissade, a funny type of wordiness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapalissade.
Read this both in English and Russian, because in the Russian version there are more examples of it.
As a bonus, you'll understand the problem with the well-known quote from Lenin: 'Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true.'
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Read this both in English and Russian because in the Russian version there are more examples of it. Read this both in English and Russian, because in the Russian version there are more examples of it. Read this in both |
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I want you at least to skim through them to get an idea about the topic. I want you to at least I don't know if "at least to" is wrong, but it sounds clunky to me. You could also say "to get a rough idea of the topic". |
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The first post of this kind is about a lapalissade, a funny type of wordiness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapalissade. This sentence has been marked as perfect! The first post of this kind is about a lapalissade or "a lapalissade, which is a" This sentence suggests the post is about a particular example of a lapalissade. If it's about the concept as a whole: "is about lapalissades, which are a..." |
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As a bonus, you'll understand the problem with the well-known quote from Lenin: 'Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true.' This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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