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[isabordini]

"He monitored the spatial distribution of soil moisture at the same depths and experimental area"

I would like to mean "at the same depths" and "at the same experimental area".

Does the sentence above gives the idea that it's the same depths and the same experimental area? Or should I write "at the same depths and at the same experimental area"?

Many thanks

 

[Skrej]

The first version makes it clear the depths are the same, but it's less clear it's the same area.

You could also say "at the same depths in the same experimental area".

 

[isabordini]

Skrej, thank you very much . That helps a lot.

 

[Tarheel]

In the future, please click on the "Thank" or "Like" button (or both).

 

[Rover_KE]

... please click on the "Thank" or "Like" button (or both).

It's rarely necessary to click on both.

 

[Tarheel]

It's rarely necessary to click on both.

It's not necessary, but some people do it.

 

[Rover_KE]

I wish they wouldn't.