The first thing I came to this morning, after my coffee:
"In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation... even if it requires having skin as thick as the bark of a pine." This is an often repeated saying, however, despite a common belief, it is not contained in the Constitution of the Iroquois Nation.
I had to read it three times before I figured out that they meant
"In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation... even if it requires having skin as thick as the bark of a pine." This is an often repeated saying. However, despite a common belief, it is not contained in the Constitution of the Iroquois Nation.
The quote is from Seven generation sustainability at Wikipedia. I like the idea, but not the punctuation. I do not believe that a person can punctuate a sentence that poorly, and still think clearly.
2 comments:
A familiar pattern (comma splice) for anyone who’s graded student writing. If I had a dollar, or even a dime….
Here “but” could be a simpler alternative.
Michael, I don't have a fraction of the technical knowledge ("comma splice") you have about the language, but I share with you the inability to get through a painful sentence without crying out in pain.
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