tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post1378214791245384345..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Poll Results 16The Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-53431874557119314152008-12-29T16:06:00.000-08:002008-12-29T16:06:00.000-08:00Thanks for clarifying. That's what I meant. Readin...Thanks for clarifying. That's what I meant. Reading the poll, it was impossible to know where the exploits took place, so it was impossible to know for sure that the sentence was wrong.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690865407626077537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-27577486830549332212008-12-29T12:22:00.000-08:002008-12-29T12:22:00.000-08:00If the exploits were on Court TV and the show wasn...If the exploits were on Court TV and the show wasn't on Court TV, then "her exploits on Court TV" would be right. Since the show was on Court TV and it was about her exploits as a celebrity gun for hire, however, "Court TV show" would be correct.The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-59237225884865065342008-12-29T12:18:00.000-08:002008-12-29T12:18:00.000-08:00Because the meaning is unclear, the sentence shoul...Because the meaning is unclear, the sentence should definitely be re-written, but I'm still having trouble with saying it's wrong out of context.<BR/><BR/>If the intended meaning had been:<BR/><BR/>She had once hosted a show about her Court TV exploits.<BR/><BR/>then isn't the sentence correct as originally written?Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690865407626077537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-49565358604015292902008-12-29T11:02:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:02:00.000-08:00Context is important, but the sentence is still wr...Context is important, but the sentence is still wrong. This was the second sentence in a paragraph. The first was "There was no doubt she was a celebrity gun for hire."The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-89497153962980627202008-12-29T10:34:00.000-08:002008-12-29T10:34:00.000-08:00Without context, the sentence isn't really wrong. ...Without context, the sentence isn't really wrong. I was one of the no votes, and I thought it was probable that the show she hosted was on Court TV, but it could also have been a show about her exploits, said exploits having occurred on Court TV, so it's only funny when you know the context.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690865407626077537noreply@blogger.com