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XB Feb 2021 12:53pm, 26 Feb 2021 11,540 posts	Quote Pin XB I can see the problem with the lady with the carved legs but I can't see the HA problem, Chris. That could be because I've never heard of "apposition" before.
ChrisHB Feb 2021 1:49pm, 26 Feb 2021 20,649 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB Anything that dangles - in this case, the road - is attached to the nearest noun, i.e. the 270k vehicles.
Diogenes Feb 2021 1:57pm, 26 Feb 2021 57,997 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes [Nope, I still don't see a problem with that in the same way as the example]
GordonG Feb 2021 3:01pm, 26 Feb 2021 8,499 posts	Quote Pin GordonG [nope me neither, sorry!]
JK chameleon Feb 2021 3:01pm, 26 Feb 2021 13,623 posts	Quote Pin JK chameleon The Sun breaking through the clouds 5 minutes before the end of my late lunch stroll
GordonG Feb 2021 3:02pm, 26 Feb 2021 8,500 posts	Quote Pin GordonG when i spend ages preparing a casserole only for the youngest to ask, "is that for tonight? only mum said she'd bring home something nice to eat tonight".
JK chameleon Feb 2021 3:06pm, 26 Feb 2021 13,625 posts	Quote Pin JK chameleon [I'd have ended up with no dinner if I'd ever been that cheeky!]
GordonG Feb 2021 3:08pm, 26 Feb 2021 8,501 posts	Quote Pin GordonG [sad thing is he doesn't see it as being cheeky - he means it!]
swittle Feb 2021 3:12pm, 26 Feb 2021 73,320 posts	Quote Pin swittle 'As one of the busiest sections of road on our network, more than 270,000 vehicles pass through the M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange each day.' I think I see Chris HBs point: ''As one of the busiest sections of road on our network,' is not related to the subject, 'more than 270,000 vehicles' Simply deleting 'As' and placing 'one of the busiest sections of road on our network' after 'each day'. This gives: 'More than 270,000 vehicles pass through the M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange each day, one of the busiest sections of road on our network'
Diogenes Feb 2021 3:15pm, 26 Feb 2021 58,008 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes [Yes, your correction is much better, but there isn't the same scope for misinterpretation or misunderstanding as with the carved legs, as we proved by not being able to find it when looking. I'd argue that in this case the breach is only technical.]