Should we set off a second modifying phrase before a noun?
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I know the question itself is awkward!
I was going to write something like the sentences below, but I was not sure about the punctuation.
1.Evidence on something is scant in global and almost non-existent in national scale.
2.Evidence on something is scant in global, and almost non-existent in national, scale.
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I know the question itself is awkward!
I was going to write something like the sentences below, but I was not sure about the punctuation.
1.Evidence on something is scant in global and almost non-existent in national scale.
2.Evidence on something is scant in global, and almost non-existent in national, scale.
word-choice sentence-structure
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FV
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(a) Both would be correct were 'in global / national scale' acceptable. Use whichever aids parsing / reflects smooth speech patterns better (you might have to choose). (b) I'd use non-existent.
– Edwin Ashworth
Oct 31 '17 at 10:28
What does 'sth' mean? I can't find it in the dictionary.
– Knotell
Oct 31 '17 at 12:46
@Clare "sth" is short for "something."
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:41
Thank you @EdwinAshworth I actually wanted to combine "scant in global scale and almost non-existent in national scale" so to make an elliptical phrase with "scale" as the base. And sorry if my descriptions of technical grammatical terms suck!
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:42
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Simpler is better: Scant evidence exists nationally or internationally for [etc.]. Not sure scale is right here.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:19
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I know the question itself is awkward!
I was going to write something like the sentences below, but I was not sure about the punctuation.
1.Evidence on something is scant in global and almost non-existent in national scale.
2.Evidence on something is scant in global, and almost non-existent in national, scale.
word-choice sentence-structure
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FV
11
I know the question itself is awkward!
I was going to write something like the sentences below, but I was not sure about the punctuation.
1.Evidence on something is scant in global and almost non-existent in national scale.
2.Evidence on something is scant in global, and almost non-existent in national, scale.
word-choice sentence-structure
word-choice sentence-structure
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FV
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asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FV
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edited Oct 31 '17 at 13:51
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FV
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asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FV
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asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FV
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(a) Both would be correct were 'in global / national scale' acceptable. Use whichever aids parsing / reflects smooth speech patterns better (you might have to choose). (b) I'd use non-existent.
– Edwin Ashworth
Oct 31 '17 at 10:28
What does 'sth' mean? I can't find it in the dictionary.
– Knotell
Oct 31 '17 at 12:46
@Clare "sth" is short for "something."
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:41
Thank you @EdwinAshworth I actually wanted to combine "scant in global scale and almost non-existent in national scale" so to make an elliptical phrase with "scale" as the base. And sorry if my descriptions of technical grammatical terms suck!
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:42
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Simpler is better: Scant evidence exists nationally or internationally for [etc.]. Not sure scale is right here.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:19
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(a) Both would be correct were 'in global / national scale' acceptable. Use whichever aids parsing / reflects smooth speech patterns better (you might have to choose). (b) I'd use non-existent.
– Edwin Ashworth
Oct 31 '17 at 10:28
What does 'sth' mean? I can't find it in the dictionary.
– Knotell
Oct 31 '17 at 12:46
@Clare "sth" is short for "something."
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:41
Thank you @EdwinAshworth I actually wanted to combine "scant in global scale and almost non-existent in national scale" so to make an elliptical phrase with "scale" as the base. And sorry if my descriptions of technical grammatical terms suck!
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:42
1
Simpler is better: Scant evidence exists nationally or internationally for [etc.]. Not sure scale is right here.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:19
(a) Both would be correct were 'in global / national scale' acceptable. Use whichever aids parsing / reflects smooth speech patterns better (you might have to choose). (b) I'd use non-existent.
– Edwin Ashworth
Oct 31 '17 at 10:28
(a) Both would be correct were 'in global / national scale' acceptable. Use whichever aids parsing / reflects smooth speech patterns better (you might have to choose). (b) I'd use non-existent.
– Edwin Ashworth
Oct 31 '17 at 10:28
What does 'sth' mean? I can't find it in the dictionary.
– Knotell
Oct 31 '17 at 12:46
What does 'sth' mean? I can't find it in the dictionary.
– Knotell
Oct 31 '17 at 12:46
@Clare "sth" is short for "something."
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:41
@Clare "sth" is short for "something."
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:41
Thank you @EdwinAshworth I actually wanted to combine "scant in global scale and almost non-existent in national scale" so to make an elliptical phrase with "scale" as the base. And sorry if my descriptions of technical grammatical terms suck!
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:42
Thank you @EdwinAshworth I actually wanted to combine "scant in global scale and almost non-existent in national scale" so to make an elliptical phrase with "scale" as the base. And sorry if my descriptions of technical grammatical terms suck!
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:42
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1
Simpler is better: Scant evidence exists nationally or internationally for [etc.]. Not sure scale is right here.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:19
Simpler is better: Scant evidence exists nationally or internationally for [etc.]. Not sure scale is right here.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:19
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Unless, on something' is there to indicate that you would be including details there, it doesn't add anything and could be omitted, and the order seems to be the wrong way round. I should give the information about the lack of evidence from the smaller area to the larger, for comparison, e.g. 'Evidence is almost non-existent in national scale, and scant (even)in a global scale'.
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in a national scale is not idiomatic.
– Lambie
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Unless, on something' is there to indicate that you would be including details there, it doesn't add anything and could be omitted, and the order seems to be the wrong way round. I should give the information about the lack of evidence from the smaller area to the larger, for comparison, e.g. 'Evidence is almost non-existent in national scale, and scant (even)in a global scale'.
answered Oct 31 '17 at 17:05
p edant
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in a national scale is not idiomatic.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:18
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Unless, on something' is there to indicate that you would be including details there, it doesn't add anything and could be omitted, and the order seems to be the wrong way round. I should give the information about the lack of evidence from the smaller area to the larger, for comparison, e.g. 'Evidence is almost non-existent in national scale, and scant (even)in a global scale'.
answered Oct 31 '17 at 17:05
p edant
711
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in a national scale is not idiomatic.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:18
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Unless, on something' is there to indicate that you would be including details there, it doesn't add anything and could be omitted, and the order seems to be the wrong way round. I should give the information about the lack of evidence from the smaller area to the larger, for comparison, e.g. 'Evidence is almost non-existent in national scale, and scant (even)in a global scale'.
answered Oct 31 '17 at 17:05
p edant
711
Unless, on something' is there to indicate that you would be including details there, it doesn't add anything and could be omitted, and the order seems to be the wrong way round. I should give the information about the lack of evidence from the smaller area to the larger, for comparison, e.g. 'Evidence is almost non-existent in national scale, and scant (even)in a global scale'.
answered Oct 31 '17 at 17:05
p edant
711
answered Oct 31 '17 at 17:05
p edant
711
answered Oct 31 '17 at 17:05
p edant
711
answered Oct 31 '17 at 17:05
p edant
711
711
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in a national scale is not idiomatic.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:18
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in a national scale is not idiomatic.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:18
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1
in a national scale is not idiomatic.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:18
in a national scale is not idiomatic.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:18
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(a) Both would be correct were 'in global / national scale' acceptable. Use whichever aids parsing / reflects smooth speech patterns better (you might have to choose). (b) I'd use non-existent.
– Edwin Ashworth
Oct 31 '17 at 10:28
What does 'sth' mean? I can't find it in the dictionary.
– Knotell
Oct 31 '17 at 12:46
@Clare "sth" is short for "something."
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:41
Thank you @EdwinAshworth I actually wanted to combine "scant in global scale and almost non-existent in national scale" so to make an elliptical phrase with "scale" as the base. And sorry if my descriptions of technical grammatical terms suck!
– Vahid FV
Oct 31 '17 at 13:42
1
Simpler is better: Scant evidence exists nationally or internationally for [etc.]. Not sure scale is right here.
– Lambie
Jun 30 at 15:19