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Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006A Little Wording Help Please
It may be a moot point, but 've been trying to decide whether "as" is necessary or optional in the following sentence: "Once its paper was analyzed, the document revealed itself [as] a forgery " In addition, I've been trying to decide whether the above sentence is better or worse than the following : "Once its paper was analyzed, the document revealed that it was a forgery " I would therefore appreciated your opinions. > It may be a moot point, but 've been trying to decide whether "as" is > necessary or optional in the following sentence: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I would therefore appreciated your opinions. "To be" "Once its paper was analyzed, the document revealed itself to be a forgery " >> It may be a moot point, but 've been trying to decide whether "as" is >> necessary or optional in the following sentence: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > "Once its paper was analyzed, the document revealed itself to be a > forgery " I'm not very keen on "revealed itself". What about "Analysis of its paper revealed the document to be a forgery".  SignatureLes >It may be a moot point, but 've been trying to decide whether "as" is >necessary or optional in the following sentence: > >"Once its paper was analyzed, the document revealed itself [as] a >forgery " I think it's optional, although probably preferable. >In addition, I've been trying to decide whether the above sentence is >better or worse than the following : > >"Once its paper was analyzed, the document revealed that it was a >forgery " That sounds bordering on the unidiomatic to me. Wouldn't it be the analyst or report writer, rather than the document itself, that did the revealing? How about "Once its paper was analysed, the document proved to be a forgery"? -- THE "If you or I use a word inappropriately, that's an error. If a newspaper uses a word inappropriately, that's a citation source for the dictionaries." -- Peter Moylan > It may be a moot point, but 've been trying to decide whether "as" is > necessary or optional in the following sentence: > > "Once its paper was analyzed, the document revealed itself [as] a > forgery " In my opinion, "as" is necessary. > In addition, I've been trying to decide whether the above sentence is > better or worse than the following : > > "Once its paper was analyzed, the document revealed that it was a > forgery " Even though it really says the same thing as the first one, this version looks like a silly personification. Don't use it. SignatureMark Brader, Toronto | "What's fair got to do with it? It's going msb@vex.net | to happen." -- Lawrence of Arabia >> It may be a moot point, but 've been trying to decide whether "as" is >> necessary or optional in the following sentence: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Even though it really says the same thing as the first one, this version >looks like a silly personification. Don't use it. "It's a fair cop, guvnor, but the forger made me do it." Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation: I have preferences. You have biases. He/She has prejudices. You should use "to be." > It may be a moot point, but 've been trying to decide whether "as" is > necessary or optional in the following sentence: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I would therefore appreciated your opinions. |
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