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[FONT=MS Pゴシック][/FONT][FONT=MS Pゴシック]Dear all,
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Between the two sentences below, which word worder sounds better?

1. Salinger’s style ofwriting influenced many novelists. One ofthem was Haruki Murakami.
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2. Salinger’s style of writing influenced many novelists. Haruki Murakami.was one of them.

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To me, there's no difference.

Please note that when you copy and paste, words sometimes run together, like 'ofwriting'.

You can separate them by using the Edit Post feature.
 

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[FONT=MS Pゴシック]Dear all,
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Between the two sentences below, which word worder sounds better?

1. Salinger’s style ofwriting influenced many novelists. One ofthem was Haruki Murakami.
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2. Salinger’s style of writing influenced many novelists. Haruki Murakami.was one of them.

Thank you

OP
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They are both fine and equal. (A space is needed between "of" and "writing" and "of" and "them" in option one.)
 

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How about using like/including Haruki Murakami?
 
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