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The locals who tend to it would no more joke about their humble opening in the earth than they would a hole in the head, or the heart.
Why isn't there no verb? Is this kind of writing style common in academic writings?
Why isn't there no verb? Is this kind of writing style common in academic writings?
- Inglês (RU)
- Inglês (EUA)
Actually I just looked again. To make it easier to understand you can read it like this:
The hole is a serious matter; the locals who tend to it would no more joke about their humble opening in the earth than they would (joke) about a hole in the head, or the heart." Here the word (joke) was left out to make it sound more eloquent, it's just for style :)
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- Inglês (RU)
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Sorry I don't know how to explain it. But this isn't very common, and the sentence structure is kind of complicated.
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Actually I just looked again. To make it easier to understand you can read it like this:
The hole is a serious matter; the locals who tend to it would no more joke about their humble opening in the earth than they would (joke) about a hole in the head, or the heart." Here the word (joke) was left out to make it sound more eloquent, it's just for style :)
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@eigomushi: yes I know, but the part where I put joke in brackets was to show you where they omitted the verb, so that you could understand better
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