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the harsh discipline of military training and ideological indoctrination The members of the new commune carried on with their farm work while they submitted to the harsh discipline of military training and ideological indoctrination.
(H. Murakami; 1Q84)
Is it possible to read it in two ways:
1) the harsh discipline of military training and [the harsh discipline of] ideological indoctrination.
2) [they submitted to] the ideological indoctrination and harsh discipline of military training.
Thanks.
- 14-Dec-2011, 09:11 #2
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Teacher Re: the harsh discipline of military training and ideological indoctrination Yes, it is.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 14-Dec-2011, 09:23 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: the harsh discipline of military training and ideological indoctrination Which is the most probable reading, or is it a matter of personal preference?
- 14-Dec-2011, 19:12 #4
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Re: the harsh discipline of military training and ideological indoctrination For me, the second one. But I'm sure my opinion is not universal.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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