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Rate the grammar and syntax of this sentence in The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/rehabilitation-calif...
slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
bad writing.
disrespectful hairless theatre
  10/22/14
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slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
4.5/10 http://comm.stanford.edu/first-daniel-pearl-intern...
disrespectful hairless theatre
  10/22/14
lol can't believe this dumb-bitch got into Stanford
slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
"She is from Mercer Island, Washington." FYI, t...
Supple mildly autistic philosopher-king tanning salon
  10/22/14
when did she graduate? she seems under 30, and to be writing...
slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
if you didn't know going into it where daniel pearl worked, ...
dashing topaz round eye
  10/22/14
*poor
wine kink-friendly pervert quadroon
  10/22/14
Did you see the legit typos in the NYT recently? Crazy.
Supple mildly autistic philosopher-king tanning salon
  10/22/14
180 very evocative
cruel-hearted vigorous sweet tailpipe space
  10/22/14
that emdash is longer than the rest of the sentence
low-t razzle-dazzle center
  10/22/14
what comes after the emdash ("and many rich people"...
slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
this guy was like hey let's put the sentences inside other s...
low-t razzle-dazzle center
  10/22/14
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slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
Sometimes that can be an effective writing technique -- and ...
Supple mildly autistic philosopher-king tanning salon
  10/22/14
The author in the OP doesn't know how to use it
slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
I agree that she doesn't -- millennials usually ignore stand...
Supple mildly autistic philosopher-king tanning salon
  10/22/14
180
slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
Oh SHOWER me with your effortless emdash aptitude, grammarPI...
Hot mauve locus dingle berry
  10/22/14
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slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/23/14
Rofl
glassy gas station ceo
  11/24/14
Tbf isn't this more a SYNTAXPIG thing
glassy gas station ceo
  11/24/14
PWN! PWN! PWN!
Duck-like Depressive
  11/24/14
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slate razzmatazz alpha
  10/22/14
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Duck-like Depressive
  11/24/14


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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:31 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/rehabilitation-california-ballot-propositions

"The state has an exceptionally progressive tax structure—wealthy people, who disproportionately pay capital-gains taxes, have especially high income-tax rates—and many rich people."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563705)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:34 AM
Author: disrespectful hairless theatre

bad writing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563714)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:34 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563717)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:37 AM
Author: disrespectful hairless theatre

4.5/10

http://comm.stanford.edu/first-daniel-pearl-intern-chosen-vauhini-vara/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563723)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:38 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha

lol can't believe this dumb-bitch got into Stanford

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563730)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:47 AM
Author: Supple mildly autistic philosopher-king tanning salon

"She is from Mercer Island, Washington."

FYI, this is a suburban area filled with strivers and Jews. No surprise there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563770)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:48 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha

when did she graduate? she seems under 30, and to be writing on The New Yorker, that's pretty impressive. Although her prestige is only in that she writes for The New Yorker, but not for her prose, which sucks balls.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563775)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:51 AM
Author: dashing topaz round eye

if you didn't know going into it where daniel pearl worked, her blurb at the bottom would be a great darkly ironic vignette. four paragraphs about how important it is to her to tell the stories of the common man and the proletariat, leading up to her humble acceptance of an internship at the fucking wall street journal. i mean, christ. everyone at elite schools who isn't going to be a doctor or a STEM PhD should be gassed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563786)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 10:59 AM
Author: wine kink-friendly pervert quadroon

*poor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26564599)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:37 AM
Author: Supple mildly autistic philosopher-king tanning salon

Did you see the legit typos in the NYT recently? Crazy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563724)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:37 AM
Author: cruel-hearted vigorous sweet tailpipe space

180 very evocative

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563727)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:39 AM
Author: low-t razzle-dazzle center

that emdash is longer than the rest of the sentence

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563736)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:41 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha

what comes after the emdash ("and many rich people") makes this sentence a rancid TTT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563742)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:45 AM
Author: low-t razzle-dazzle center

this guy was like hey let's put the sentences inside other sentences like nesting dolls and connect them all with emdashes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563758)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:46 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563765)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 4:00 AM
Author: Supple mildly autistic philosopher-king tanning salon

Sometimes that can be an effective writing technique -- and when I say effective I mean it looks good and can convey a certain meaning to the reader -- but it frequently just confuses and obfuscates the main point the writer is trying to convey.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563810)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 4:03 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha

The author in the OP doesn't know how to use it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563819)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 4:05 AM
Author: Supple mildly autistic philosopher-king tanning salon

I agree that she doesn't -- millennials usually ignore standard grammatical rules in favor of shortcuts typical among their tech-savvy generation -- and it hurts the overall article.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563823)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 4:05 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563825)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 11:03 AM
Author: Hot mauve locus dingle berry

Oh SHOWER me with your effortless emdash aptitude, grammarPIG!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26564631)



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Date: October 23rd, 2014 12:42 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26569433)



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Date: November 24th, 2014 8:56 AM
Author: glassy gas station ceo

Rofl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26784445)



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Date: November 24th, 2014 8:56 AM
Author: glassy gas station ceo

Tbf isn't this more a SYNTAXPIG thing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26784447)



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Date: November 24th, 2014 8:57 AM
Author: Duck-like Depressive

PWN! PWN! PWN!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26784450)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 10:53 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26564562)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 10:59 AM
Author: slate razzmatazz alpha



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26564598)



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Date: November 24th, 2014 8:42 AM
Author: Duck-like Depressive



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26784405)