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Can anyone offer any recommendations as to how to make the following sentence more succinct. Further, have I punctuate it correctly?
Having played an active role in his ongoing recovery, I have come to terms with several unavoidable truths, the essence of which is perhaps best encapsulated by an ancient Buddhist proverb: “pain is unavoidable; suffering is not.”
Thanks so much!
Alex
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Can anyone offer any recommendations as to how to make the following sentence more succinct. Further, have I punctuate it correctly?
Having played an active role in his ongoing recovery, I have come to terms with several unavoidable truths, the essence of which is perhaps best encapsulated by an ancient Buddhist proverb: “pain is unavoidable; suffering is not.”
Thanks so much!
Alex
grammar punctuation word-order
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Alex K is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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put on hold as off-topic by choster, Mitch, Robusto, Peter Shor , Hot Licks 12 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Proofreading questions are off-topic unless a specific source of concern in the text is clearly identified." – choster, Mitch, Robusto, Peter Shor , Hot Licks
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Welcome to EL&U. Stack Exchange is designed to answer questions that have a "right" answer; as such, questions that ask for writing advice, proofreading, reviews, and so on are explicitly off-topic as opinion-based and overly broad. I strongly encourage you to take the site tour and review the help center for a better understanding of the kinds of questions we can entertain here.
– choster
12 hours ago
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Sorry dude this isn't a proofreading/writing advice site. That said, looks fine to me (it is wordy but that is a particular style. To capture exactly what is said there by a shorter sentence might well be impossible in a single shorter sentence.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
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Having helped him in his recovery, I came to understand an ancient Buddhist proverb: "Pain is unavoidable; suffering is not." (That eliminates much of the unessential verbiage and gives a distilled, succinct version.)
– Jason Bassford
10 hours ago
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Can anyone offer any recommendations as to how to make the following sentence more succinct. Further, have I punctuate it correctly?
Having played an active role in his ongoing recovery, I have come to terms with several unavoidable truths, the essence of which is perhaps best encapsulated by an ancient Buddhist proverb: “pain is unavoidable; suffering is not.”
Thanks so much!
Alex
grammar punctuation word-order
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Alex K is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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Can anyone offer any recommendations as to how to make the following sentence more succinct. Further, have I punctuate it correctly?
Having played an active role in his ongoing recovery, I have come to terms with several unavoidable truths, the essence of which is perhaps best encapsulated by an ancient Buddhist proverb: “pain is unavoidable; suffering is not.”
Thanks so much!
Alex
grammar punctuation word-order
grammar punctuation word-order
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Alex K is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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New contributor
Alex K is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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put on hold as off-topic by choster, Mitch, Robusto, Peter Shor , Hot Licks 12 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Proofreading questions are off-topic unless a specific source of concern in the text is clearly identified." – choster, Mitch, Robusto, Peter Shor , Hot Licks
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
put on hold as off-topic by choster, Mitch, Robusto, Peter Shor , Hot Licks 12 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Proofreading questions are off-topic unless a specific source of concern in the text is clearly identified." – choster, Mitch, Robusto, Peter Shor , Hot Licks
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Welcome to EL&U. Stack Exchange is designed to answer questions that have a "right" answer; as such, questions that ask for writing advice, proofreading, reviews, and so on are explicitly off-topic as opinion-based and overly broad. I strongly encourage you to take the site tour and review the help center for a better understanding of the kinds of questions we can entertain here.
– choster
12 hours ago
1
Sorry dude this isn't a proofreading/writing advice site. That said, looks fine to me (it is wordy but that is a particular style. To capture exactly what is said there by a shorter sentence might well be impossible in a single shorter sentence.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
1
Having helped him in his recovery, I came to understand an ancient Buddhist proverb: "Pain is unavoidable; suffering is not." (That eliminates much of the unessential verbiage and gives a distilled, succinct version.)
– Jason Bassford
10 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Welcome to EL&U. Stack Exchange is designed to answer questions that have a "right" answer; as such, questions that ask for writing advice, proofreading, reviews, and so on are explicitly off-topic as opinion-based and overly broad. I strongly encourage you to take the site tour and review the help center for a better understanding of the kinds of questions we can entertain here.
– choster
12 hours ago
1
Sorry dude this isn't a proofreading/writing advice site. That said, looks fine to me (it is wordy but that is a particular style. To capture exactly what is said there by a shorter sentence might well be impossible in a single shorter sentence.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
1
Having helped him in his recovery, I came to understand an ancient Buddhist proverb: "Pain is unavoidable; suffering is not." (That eliminates much of the unessential verbiage and gives a distilled, succinct version.)
– Jason Bassford
10 hours ago
1
1
Welcome to EL&U. Stack Exchange is designed to answer questions that have a "right" answer; as such, questions that ask for writing advice, proofreading, reviews, and so on are explicitly off-topic as opinion-based and overly broad. I strongly encourage you to take the site tour and review the help center for a better understanding of the kinds of questions we can entertain here.
– choster
12 hours ago
Welcome to EL&U. Stack Exchange is designed to answer questions that have a "right" answer; as such, questions that ask for writing advice, proofreading, reviews, and so on are explicitly off-topic as opinion-based and overly broad. I strongly encourage you to take the site tour and review the help center for a better understanding of the kinds of questions we can entertain here.
– choster
12 hours ago
1
1
Sorry dude this isn't a proofreading/writing advice site. That said, looks fine to me (it is wordy but that is a particular style. To capture exactly what is said there by a shorter sentence might well be impossible in a single shorter sentence.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
Sorry dude this isn't a proofreading/writing advice site. That said, looks fine to me (it is wordy but that is a particular style. To capture exactly what is said there by a shorter sentence might well be impossible in a single shorter sentence.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
1
1
Having helped him in his recovery, I came to understand an ancient Buddhist proverb: "Pain is unavoidable; suffering is not." (That eliminates much of the unessential verbiage and gives a distilled, succinct version.)
– Jason Bassford
10 hours ago
Having helped him in his recovery, I came to understand an ancient Buddhist proverb: "Pain is unavoidable; suffering is not." (That eliminates much of the unessential verbiage and gives a distilled, succinct version.)
– Jason Bassford
10 hours ago
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Welcome to EL&U. Stack Exchange is designed to answer questions that have a "right" answer; as such, questions that ask for writing advice, proofreading, reviews, and so on are explicitly off-topic as opinion-based and overly broad. I strongly encourage you to take the site tour and review the help center for a better understanding of the kinds of questions we can entertain here.
– choster
12 hours ago
1
Sorry dude this isn't a proofreading/writing advice site. That said, looks fine to me (it is wordy but that is a particular style. To capture exactly what is said there by a shorter sentence might well be impossible in a single shorter sentence.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
1
Having helped him in his recovery, I came to understand an ancient Buddhist proverb: "Pain is unavoidable; suffering is not." (That eliminates much of the unessential verbiage and gives a distilled, succinct version.)
– Jason Bassford
10 hours ago