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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.
word-choice syntactic-analysis
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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 syntactic-analysis
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FVVahid FV
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bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 17 mins ago
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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.
– AmE speaker
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 '18 at 15:19
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show 4 more comments
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 syntactic-analysis
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FVVahid 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 syntactic-analysis
word-choice syntactic-analysis
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FVVahid FV
11
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FVVahid FV
11
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Vahid FV
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FVVahid FV
11
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FVVahid FV
11
asked Oct 31 '17 at 10:21
Vahid FVVahid 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.
– AmE speaker
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 '18 at 15:19
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show 4 more comments
(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.
– AmE speaker
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 '18 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.
– AmE speaker
Oct 31 '17 at 12:46
What does 'sth' mean? I can't find it in the dictionary.
– AmE speaker
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
1
1
Simpler is better: Scant evidence exists nationally or internationally for [etc.]. Not sure scale is right here.
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 at 15:19
Simpler is better: Scant evidence exists nationally or internationally for [etc.]. Not sure scale is right here.
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 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.
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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.
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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 edantp edant
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in a national scale is not idiomatic.
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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
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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
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answered Oct 31 '17 at 17:05
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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.
– AmE speaker
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 '18 at 15:19