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inquiryworks
 
Reply Wed 4 Dec, 2013 07:03 pm
"to the detriment of" seems weird sounding. The sentence is: High schools emphasize sports to the detriment of academics. It sounds so pedantic.
Advice?
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roger
 
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Reply Wed 4 Dec, 2013 11:14 pm
@inquiryworks,
It sounds quite normal to me. In your example sentence, I can't think of a better word.
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McTag
 
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Reply Fri 6 Dec, 2013 03:42 am
@inquiryworks,

It is a normal construction, and not that unusual.
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