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perlovka_blogПереехали, осели на новом месте. Пока паковались и обратно, нашла старые заметки из Economist Style Guide. А ну-ка, запишу:
populace = common people, not population
presently = soon, not at present
Sloppy writing
skills are turning up all over the place - in learning skills, thinking skills, teaching skills - instead of the ability to. He has the skills probably means He can.
strategy, strategic Strategy may sometimes have some merit, especially in military contexts, as a contrast to tactics. But strategic is usually meaningless except to tell you that the writer is pompous and is trying to invest something with a seriousness it does not deserve.
populace = common people, not population
presently = soon, not at present
Sloppy writing
skills are turning up all over the place - in learning skills, thinking skills, teaching skills - instead of the ability to. He has the skills probably means He can.
strategy, strategic Strategy may sometimes have some merit, especially in military contexts, as a contrast to tactics. But strategic is usually meaningless except to tell you that the writer is pompous and is trying to invest something with a seriousness it does not deserve.
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Date: 18 September 2008 12:08 (UTC)no subject
Date: 18 September 2008 12:13 (UTC)