tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post3831142465119481909..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Criminal Sentence 677: The Thread PoliceThe Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-50084579500817980032018-03-14T02:19:30.877-07:002018-03-14T02:19:30.877-07:00Thank you.Thank you.Ashimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249792534108286982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-17181997999640712772018-03-13T10:46:43.456-07:002018-03-13T10:46:43.456-07:00It's a minefield, but I find that reading the ...It's a minefield, but I find that reading the sentence out loud can help. :)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073756713288019793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-15582895294788283742018-03-13T08:55:20.024-07:002018-03-13T08:55:20.024-07:00Mo is right!Mo is right!The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-91189326663624542012018-03-13T07:15:04.327-07:002018-03-13T07:15:04.327-07:00The correct version of this sentence is: The thre...The correct version of this sentence is: The thread, police say, that links the nine incidents is forensics. A better version would be: Police say the thread that links the nine incidents is forensics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073756713288019793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-71120207936921807672018-03-12T20:16:35.607-07:002018-03-12T20:16:35.607-07:00Thanks, this was very helpful. Would you please te...Thanks, this was very helpful. Would you please tell me if the following version is also correct: The thread, police says links the nine incidents, is forensics.Ashimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249792534108286982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-74428364695815043262017-02-22T06:29:03.543-08:002017-02-22T06:29:03.543-08:00Thanks for 'having at' the beastly 'th...Thanks for 'having at' the beastly 'that' that so many journalists (in particular) leave out, probably for the sake of brevity. It's possible that these 'thats' are eliminated by editors for the same reason, who then [clearly] don't go back and read the incomprehensible, ugly result. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073756713288019793noreply@blogger.com