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Reply Thu 5 Apr, 2012 11:31 pm

The inhibitory rate of the virus induced cell lesion was over 49% when drug level was above 30mg/L, 99% when drug level was 130mg/L.
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The inhibitory rate of the virus induced cell lesion was over 49% when drug level was above 30mg/L, 99% when 130mg/L.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Fri 6 Apr, 2012 04:44 am
My lords, is this really hard?
McTag
 
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Reply Fri 6 Apr, 2012 06:09 am
@oristarA,

Just seen this.

1. You need a hyphen: virus-induced cell lesion

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Quote:
was over 49% when drug level was above 30mg/L, 99% when drug level was 130mg/L


I would say

was over 49% when the drug level was above 30mg/L, and was 99% when the drug level was 130mg/L.
oristarA
 
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Reply Fri 6 Apr, 2012 06:14 am
@McTag,
McTag wrote:


Just seen this.

1. You need a hyphen: virus-induced cell lesion

2.
Quote:
was over 49% when drug level was above 30mg/L, 99% when drug level was 130mg/L


I would say

was over 49% when the drug level was above 30mg/L, and was 99% when the drug level was 130mg/L.


Thank you McTag.

Too many "was" there. It seems wordy.
McTag
 
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Reply Fri 6 Apr, 2012 07:30 am
@oristarA,

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Too many "was" there. It seems wordy.


You'll have to trust me. I won't put in any more words than I think are necessary. Style is important to me.
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JTT
 
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Reply Fri 6 Apr, 2012 12:55 pm
@oristarA,
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Too many "was" there. It seems wordy.


Take the wases out, Ori, or just take out one or two. Then it won't be wordy, it'll just be ungrammatical.
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