tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post5548996389154118612..comments2023-06-11T03:51:05.671-05:00Comments on Susan's Pendulum: But Isn't It So Obvious It Doesn't Need to Be Said?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16152213210269075304noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-1261435296360010332010-07-21T10:42:12.785-05:002010-07-21T10:42:12.785-05:00Why yes, I believe it is. Just don't have chap...Why yes, I believe it is. Just don't have chapter and verse handy right now. :-)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04817680463922038375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-44691762632600320892010-07-21T09:24:12.946-05:002010-07-21T09:24:12.946-05:00A time for brevity and a time for redundancy. Isn...A time for brevity and a time for redundancy. Isn't that a verse in Ecclesiastes? ;-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-9816971373005203272010-07-21T09:13:47.271-05:002010-07-21T09:13:47.271-05:00Yes. There is a time for brevity, and there is a t...Yes. There is a time for brevity, and there is a time for redundancy. Over the years I too have come to have a deeper appreciation for the latter. In the example you give, the dependent clause (starting with "who") gives us a much more concrete image than we would otherwise have. That is reason enough for it to remain.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04817680463922038375noreply@blogger.com