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Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)Does the conversational nature of email allow us to begin sentences with conjunctions?A word that describes the polite phrases we use to begin our lettersconfusion in two sentences of present simpleHow are these two sentences connected?Using 'a' or 'an' with quantitiesCombining two sentences into oneComplete sentences with no subject?How to link two sentences?How to join these two sentencesreversed order in sentences that start with negative words



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I start off two sentences with "in" and it really irks me. Is this okay, does it sound bad? Any recommendations on how to reword the beginning of my sentences would be appreciated.



"In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. In 2015 over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number unprecedented in recent history."



I thought of changing the second sentence to "Over a million crossed into Europe seeking asylum in 2015, a number unprecedented in recent history," but after I read it, the flow felt worse.










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    In general, beginning two successive sentences with the same word tends to suggest poor writing style, and may sound awkward. In this case, however, there is little reason to worry about it -- just be aware of such situations and double-check yourself when it seems appropriate.

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  • The two ins are so far apart I don't even know what you're on about. In that span, you repeat the word "of" twice, and "the" a whopping four times. And that doesn't irk you somehow. As well it shouldn't.

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    Dec 26 '18 at 3:34






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    In some cases this is OK. In other cases it isn't.

    – Hot Licks
    2 hours ago






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    @HotLicks When I first read the question, I though I should answer with two sentences both starting with "in". Thanks for saving me the trouble of making up such sentences. (I was going to start the second sentence with "In fact".)

    – Andreas Blass
    1 hour ago

















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I start off two sentences with "in" and it really irks me. Is this okay, does it sound bad? Any recommendations on how to reword the beginning of my sentences would be appreciated.



"In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. In 2015 over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number unprecedented in recent history."



I thought of changing the second sentence to "Over a million crossed into Europe seeking asylum in 2015, a number unprecedented in recent history," but after I read it, the flow felt worse.










share|improve this question

















  • 1





    In general, beginning two successive sentences with the same word tends to suggest poor writing style, and may sound awkward. In this case, however, there is little reason to worry about it -- just be aware of such situations and double-check yourself when it seems appropriate.

    – Hot Licks
    Dec 26 '18 at 3:27











  • The two ins are so far apart I don't even know what you're on about. In that span, you repeat the word "of" twice, and "the" a whopping four times. And that doesn't irk you somehow. As well it shouldn't.

    – RegDwigнt
    Dec 26 '18 at 3:34






  • 1





    In some cases this is OK. In other cases it isn't.

    – Hot Licks
    2 hours ago






  • 1





    @HotLicks When I first read the question, I though I should answer with two sentences both starting with "in". Thanks for saving me the trouble of making up such sentences. (I was going to start the second sentence with "In fact".)

    – Andreas Blass
    1 hour ago













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I start off two sentences with "in" and it really irks me. Is this okay, does it sound bad? Any recommendations on how to reword the beginning of my sentences would be appreciated.



"In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. In 2015 over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number unprecedented in recent history."



I thought of changing the second sentence to "Over a million crossed into Europe seeking asylum in 2015, a number unprecedented in recent history," but after I read it, the flow felt worse.










share|improve this question














I start off two sentences with "in" and it really irks me. Is this okay, does it sound bad? Any recommendations on how to reword the beginning of my sentences would be appreciated.



"In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. In 2015 over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number unprecedented in recent history."



I thought of changing the second sentence to "Over a million crossed into Europe seeking asylum in 2015, a number unprecedented in recent history," but after I read it, the flow felt worse.







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    In general, beginning two successive sentences with the same word tends to suggest poor writing style, and may sound awkward. In this case, however, there is little reason to worry about it -- just be aware of such situations and double-check yourself when it seems appropriate.

    – Hot Licks
    Dec 26 '18 at 3:27











  • The two ins are so far apart I don't even know what you're on about. In that span, you repeat the word "of" twice, and "the" a whopping four times. And that doesn't irk you somehow. As well it shouldn't.

    – RegDwigнt
    Dec 26 '18 at 3:34






  • 1





    In some cases this is OK. In other cases it isn't.

    – Hot Licks
    2 hours ago






  • 1





    @HotLicks When I first read the question, I though I should answer with two sentences both starting with "in". Thanks for saving me the trouble of making up such sentences. (I was going to start the second sentence with "In fact".)

    – Andreas Blass
    1 hour ago












  • 1





    In general, beginning two successive sentences with the same word tends to suggest poor writing style, and may sound awkward. In this case, however, there is little reason to worry about it -- just be aware of such situations and double-check yourself when it seems appropriate.

    – Hot Licks
    Dec 26 '18 at 3:27











  • The two ins are so far apart I don't even know what you're on about. In that span, you repeat the word "of" twice, and "the" a whopping four times. And that doesn't irk you somehow. As well it shouldn't.

    – RegDwigнt
    Dec 26 '18 at 3:34






  • 1





    In some cases this is OK. In other cases it isn't.

    – Hot Licks
    2 hours ago






  • 1





    @HotLicks When I first read the question, I though I should answer with two sentences both starting with "in". Thanks for saving me the trouble of making up such sentences. (I was going to start the second sentence with "In fact".)

    – Andreas Blass
    1 hour ago







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In general, beginning two successive sentences with the same word tends to suggest poor writing style, and may sound awkward. In this case, however, there is little reason to worry about it -- just be aware of such situations and double-check yourself when it seems appropriate.

– Hot Licks
Dec 26 '18 at 3:27





In general, beginning two successive sentences with the same word tends to suggest poor writing style, and may sound awkward. In this case, however, there is little reason to worry about it -- just be aware of such situations and double-check yourself when it seems appropriate.

– Hot Licks
Dec 26 '18 at 3:27













The two ins are so far apart I don't even know what you're on about. In that span, you repeat the word "of" twice, and "the" a whopping four times. And that doesn't irk you somehow. As well it shouldn't.

– RegDwigнt
Dec 26 '18 at 3:34





The two ins are so far apart I don't even know what you're on about. In that span, you repeat the word "of" twice, and "the" a whopping four times. And that doesn't irk you somehow. As well it shouldn't.

– RegDwigнt
Dec 26 '18 at 3:34




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In some cases this is OK. In other cases it isn't.

– Hot Licks
2 hours ago





In some cases this is OK. In other cases it isn't.

– Hot Licks
2 hours ago




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@HotLicks When I first read the question, I though I should answer with two sentences both starting with "in". Thanks for saving me the trouble of making up such sentences. (I was going to start the second sentence with "In fact".)

– Andreas Blass
1 hour ago





@HotLicks When I first read the question, I though I should answer with two sentences both starting with "in". Thanks for saving me the trouble of making up such sentences. (I was going to start the second sentence with "In fact".)

– Andreas Blass
1 hour ago










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In agreement I would be tempted to replace obvious duplication.
In your second sentence this can be easily remedied.




"In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the
Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in
Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe
have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. During 2015
over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number
unprecedented in recent history."




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      In agreement I would be tempted to replace obvious duplication.
      In your second sentence this can be easily remedied.




      "In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the
      Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in
      Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe
      have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. During 2015
      over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number
      unprecedented in recent history."




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        In agreement I would be tempted to replace obvious duplication.
        In your second sentence this can be easily remedied.




        "In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the
        Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in
        Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe
        have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. During 2015
        over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number
        unprecedented in recent history."




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          In agreement I would be tempted to replace obvious duplication.
          In your second sentence this can be easily remedied.




          "In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the
          Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in
          Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe
          have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. During 2015
          over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number
          unprecedented in recent history."




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          In agreement I would be tempted to replace obvious duplication.
          In your second sentence this can be easily remedied.




          "In response to the current geopolitical crises plaguing the
          Middle East, specifically the Syrian Civil War, the war in
          Afghanistan, and instability in Iraq, the countries of Western Europe
          have experienced a substantial influx of refugees. During 2015
          over a million migrants crossed into Europe seeking asylum, a number
          unprecedented in recent history."




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